Nevada · Elko County
Plant

Jungle 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 statusPlant
First production1977
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10295114
MRDS IDM234071
Alternate namesConsolation, Jungle A & B, Snoose, Ala Mine, Boies, Big Ledge
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.54161, -114.9959
References
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