Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlShallow Basin In Western Sector Of Deposit, While Central And Eastern Zones Are Monoclinal.
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments · Esmeralda
Associated rockAndesite,Basalt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1944
Last production1980
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10106934
MRDS IDM242113
Alternate namesDicalite Mine, Grefco Mines, Basalt Diatomaceous Earth Quarries
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.00715, -118.22372
References
ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV; N.B.M.G. BULL 78.STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN NEVADA DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980.SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION (AUG 4, 1982)NBMG MAP 84, 1983, ACTIVE MINES AND OIL FIELDS IN NEVADA.ALBERS & STEWART, 1972, P. 62