Nevada · Elko County
Plant

Queen Lode

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Chert
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1976
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10149353
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.0552, -116.43153
References
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