Wind Mountain Mine

Plant in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10247000
MAS/MILS ID 0320310314
Record type Site
Current site name Wind Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.39321, 40.41708 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Emidio Desert North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smoke Creek Desert(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030 N 023 E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.39321, 40.41708

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1989
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Wind Mountain Mining, Inc.
    ID 2602087
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1990
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Amax Gold, Inc.
    ID 2602087
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Silver 405000 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 12596909.8g
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold 91000 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2830416.77g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 199000000mt ore
    Total resources 199000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSEPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 76.

  • Deposit

    AMAX GOLD, INC. 92, 93, 94, 95 ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    AMAX GOLD, INC, 93, 94, 95 10-K REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P279.

  • Deposit

    1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 2, 29.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-DEC-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/11/1997
MSHA mine ID2602087
Mine name (MSHA)WIND MOUNTAIN MINE
Current operatorWind Mountain Mining Inc
Current controller (parent)Amax Gold Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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