Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formBEDDED, STRATIFORM
Ore controlThe Ore Body Is Within A Single Large Fault Block Suggesting Structural Controls Of Sarite Deposition.
Geology
Host rockChert · Slaven Formation
StructureDeposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn. Thrust, The Barite Has Been Cut Both By Thrust Faults During The Antler Orogeny, And By Mumerous High Angle Basin-Range Faults Of Tertiary Age. The Ore Body Is Within A Single Large Fault Block Suggesting Structural Controls Of Barite Deposition. Both Host Rock And Barite Beds Are Intensely Folded On A Small Scale. (Valcarce 1978).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10044816
MRDS IDM232422
Alternate namesMound Springs, Fmc
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.31518, -117.0415
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO, N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 72, REFERENCE NO. 3201500072VALCARCE J.S. (1978) MOUNTAIN SPRINGS BARITE MINE IN GUIDEBOOK TO GREAT BASIN MINERAL DEPOSITS, N.B.M. REPT 32STAGER, H.K., (1977)