Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

P & S Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1977
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10198643
MRDS IDM231714
Alternate namesP & S No. 2, Old Soldier P & S Mine, Old Soldier Mine, P & S BariteP & S
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.96963, -116.88062
References
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