⛏ Getchell Mine

United States · Americas · 41.22°N, 117.26°W

The Getchell Mine is an underground gold mine in the Potosi Mining District of Humboldt County, Nevada, on the east flank of the Osgood Mountains, 35 miles northeast of Winnemucca. Prospectors Edward Knight and Emmet Chase discovered gold in 1933 and located the first claims in 1934. With the financial backing of Noble Getchell and George Wingfield, the Getchell Mine, Inc. was organized in 1936 and the mine was brought into production in 1938.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	41.22°N, 117.26°W · view on map

Getchell Mine is located in United States, in Americas.

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