Nevada · Lander County
Producer

Greystone Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Ore controlStratigraphic In Shale, Limestone, Chert
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Slaven Chert;Slaven Chert;Slaven Chert
StructureNumerous Imbricate Thrusts, & High Angle Basin Range Faults, Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust, And Is Terminated By A Thrust Slice On The Northeast
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10044879
MRDS IDM232499
Alternate namesGreystone Mine and MillGreystone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.28056, -116.90111
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88MITCHELL A.W. (1977) GEOLOGY OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA, MS. THESIS UNRKETNER K.B. (1965) ECONOMIC GEOLOGY & TECTONIC OF NORTHERN SHOSHONE RANGE, USGS PP 465Miller, M., 2013, Barite, in Industrial Minerals Review 2012: Mining Engineering, v. 65, no. 7, p. 41-42.NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 51.MITCHELL, A.W., 1977