Wind Mountain Mine

The Wind Mountain Mine is a gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,562 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: Wind Mountain Mine

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation: 6,562 Feet (2,000 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.4172, -119.39220

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Wind Mountain Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wind Mountain Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Amax Gold, Inc.
Company ID: 2602087
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1990

Owner Name: Wind Mountain Mining, Inc.
Company ID: 2602087
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1990


Production

Year: 1991
Description: Silver 405000 Oz
Year: 1991
Description: Gold 91000 Oz


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Precipitation
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Year First Production: 1989
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): OPERATION COVERS SECTIONS; 3 & 4, T. 29 N., R. 23 E., & 33 & 34 T. 30 N., R. 23 E. EXPECT TO MINE OUT RESERVES IN 1992. CRUSHER SHUT DOWN IN 7-91. IN RECLAIMATION


References

Reference (Deposit): 1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 2, 29.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P279.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD, INC, 93, 94, 95 10-K REPORTS.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD, INC. 92, 93, 94, 95 ANNUAL REPORTS.

Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 76.

Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSEPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE


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.