Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model212: Bedded barite
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Chert,Tuff · Vinini Formation
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1973-1981
First production1973
Last production1981
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10100742
MRDS IDM232820
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.14028, -116.11833
References
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES,1979, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1978.STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1980.LOWE, N.T., RANEY, R.G., AND NORBERG, J.R., 1985, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9035, 202 P.INTERMOUNTAIN PAYDIRT, 1982, NO. 29, FEBRUARY.Miller, M., 2013, Barite, in Industrial Minerals Review 2012: Mining Engineering, v. 65, no. 7, p. 41-42.STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES (1979)LOWE AND OTHERS, 1985.