Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

Water Canyon Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
Barium-BariteSemiprecious Gemstone
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiarySemiprecious Gemstone
Commodity typeN
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1980
Discovery year1979
Identification
Deposit ID10295599
MRDS IDW000021
Alternate namesMonitor 1-26
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.94073, -116.80031
References
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINEOPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING 1978. NEVADA INDUSTRIALCOMMISSION, JAN., 1979, P. 45.POPKE, K. G., 1984, BARITE IN NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINESAND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 98, P. 111-112.UNPUBLISHED REPORT, AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THATPART OF THE TOQUIMA RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED ASTOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.