Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Mountain Springs Mine

Lander 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 production1952
Discovery year1947
Identification
Deposit ID10271105
MRDS IDM232422
Alternate namesFmc Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.3068, -117.04154
References
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