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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]
