Description
D.R. Shawe And F.G. Poole
Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formMASSIVE BARITE, ROSETTE BARITE, CONGLOMERATIC BARITE
Ore controlThe Deposit Is In Thrust Plate Of The Pinecone Formation.
Geology
StructureBedded Deposits Are Cut By Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10067314
MRDS IDW000021
Alternate namesMill 1981, East Northumberland Barite Depositall Minerals Inc Barite Mine And
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.9, -116.81667
References
SHAWE, D R, POOLE, F G, BROBST, D A, 1967, BEDDED BARITE IN EAST NORTHUMBERLAND CANYON: USGS CIRC. 555.KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, DEC. 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981.