Summary
Twin Creeks gold mine, also known as Twin Creeks Mine, is an active open pit mine near Winnemucca, Nevada.[1]
It is a gold and silver mine operated by Newmont.[2][3] The Chimney Creek gold deposit, now part of Twin Creek, was first identified in the 1980s.[4] A rare specimen of orpiment discovered in the mine was donated to the Smithsonian.[5]
In 1911, the Battle of Kelley Creek occurred in the area. Eventually, a marker was placed just to the west of where the mine was later located. The 1996 environmental impact statement mentions a reconfiguration of an overburden and interburden site so as to avoid the location of the marker for the battle.[6]
In 1993, the Twin Creeks mine was created as a combination of the Chimney Creek and Rabbit Creek mines during a coal-for-gold swap between Santa Fe Pacific and Hansen Natural Resources.[7]
References edit
- ^ Rockin' around Battle Mountain: Gold Mines of Central Nevada. Phoenix Gold Mine, Marigold Gold Mine, Twin Creeks Gold Mine, and Adelaide Exploration Project. 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Mineral Monday field trip to Twin Creeks Gold Mine, part 1". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Twin Creeks Mine MRDS details". Western Mining History. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Breslin, Dylan. "The Discovery History of Gold Fields' Chimney Creek Gold Deposit – A Greenfield Exploration Endeavor". Atoka Gold Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Morris, Jack H. (May 10, 2010). Going for Gold:The History of Newmont Mining Corporation. University of Alabama Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780817316778. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Twin Creeks Mine: final environmental impact statement (Report). Vol. 1. Bureau of Land Management. 1996. p. 2-51. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Coal-for-gold swap merges mines". Elko Daily Free Press. July 3, 1993. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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