Nevada · Elko County
Producer

Big Ledge Mine

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1978
Identification
Deposit ID10246565
Alternate namesBig Ledge
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.5028, -115.0386
References
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