Windlass Mine

The Windlass Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,450 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Windlass Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 6,450 Feet (1,966 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.49861, -117.86750

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Windlass Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Windlass Mine
Secondary: Grand Prize Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Alpine (Clan-Alpine) District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: J. P. Williams, Jr. Of Fallon
Years: 1947 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1912
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: N-Trending Fualts


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): 3/4 MILE NW OF WILLIAMS MINE ON UPPER NORTHERLY SLOPE OF HILL ABOVE FLORENCE CANYON EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): IN 1947, SCHRADER REPORTED 500 TONS OF $6/TON ORE LYING ON THE DUMPS. 2/3 AU; 1/3 AG.

Comment (Development): 5 CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): NEARLY EAST-WEST VEIN 2-5 FEET THICK OF BANDED, QUARTZ & ADULARIA

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, INCLINED AT 65DEG, OPENS VEIN TO A50-FOOT DEPTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R, AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV.; NBMG. BULL. 83.

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 19478 CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. O.F. REPORT

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., (1947)


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.