Windup Mine

The Windup Mine is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: Windup Mine
Secondary: Windup Claim Nbmg # 3610

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: F. W. Reinmiller And S.Schatt

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: CONTACT

Structure

Type: R
Description: These Rocks Are On The North Limb Of An Anticline Which Has Been Overturned By A Thrust Fault.

Type: L
Description: Normal Faults Dating Tertiary To Recent Displace All Rks. Including Mineralized Thrust Fault Contacts

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Small Pods Of Skarn Occur In The Limestone

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Production): PREVIOUS EXPLORATION WORK OR PRODUCTION UNRECORDED. DMEA SAMPLES DERIVED FROM EXTENDED WORKINGS SHOWED .2 PERCENT WO3 (CONF.)

Comment (Development): UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: A HEAD SAMPLE OF 374 TONS OF ORE WAS TREATED AT THE SODAVILLE MILL AVERAGED 0.45% W03.

Comment (Workings): INITIAL UNDATED WORK DROVE TWO SHALLOW INCLINED SHAFTS, ONE 70' DEEP AT 32 DEGREE SLOPE, THE OTHER 60' DEEP AT 21 DEGREE SLOPE. A 170' ADIT 85 FT. IN ELEV. WAS ALSO DRIVEN. DMEA WORK IN 1955 , CONSISTED OF 187 FT EXTENSION OF ADIT TO THE RELATIVELY FLAT CONTACT, THENCE WEST UNDER THE SHAFTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 111 FT. ALSO NUMEROUS PROSPECTS.

Comment (Geology): THE CONTACT IS IRREGULAR BUT TRENDS TO THE NORTH.

Comment (Location): ABOUT 3-1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUNING

Comment (Reserve-Resource): EXPLORATORY WORK DID NOT TEST ENOUGH OF THE MINERALIZED CONTACT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THESE RESERVES ACTUALLY EXIST. CONCLUSION WAS THAT PRODUCTION FROM THE EXISTING SHOWINGS ON THE ADIT LEVEL IS NOT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE. THE WORK DONE SHOWED THAT TARGET IS OF LIMITED SIZE BUT THE RESERVES ARE UNCHANGED AND ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION IS WARRANTED ( 1955 ) (CONF.)

References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58

Reference (Deposit): USGS, DMEA REPORT (CONF.)

Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTE FE MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5-1-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES).

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T. 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM.

Reference (Production): DMEA (CONF.)

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DMEA REPORT, 1955 (CONF.)

Nevada Gold

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.