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Beacon Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044822
MRDS ID M232430
Record type Site
Current site name Beacon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.7251, 40.5549 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mule Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 047E 18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Host Rocks Generally Unaltered

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Slaven Formation;Slaven Formation
    Rock description Slaven Formation;Slaven Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.7251, 40.5549
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn. Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratigraphic Chert Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDS OF BARITE OCCUR INTERBEDDED WITH LIMESTONE AND CHERT IN THE SLAVEN FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Argenta

Comments on the production information

  • AS OF 1977, PAST PRODUCTION PLUS EXISTING RESERVES TOTALLED OVER 100,000 TONS BARITE

Comments on development

  • AS OF 1977, TOTAL PRODUCTION AND EXISTING RESERCES WERE OVER 100,000 TONS OF BARITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MITCHELL A.W. (1977) GEOLOGY OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEV, MS THESIS UNR.

  • Deposit

    STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 157, REFERENCE NO. 3201500077

  • Production

    MITCHELL, A.W., 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE OCCURS INTERBEDDED WITH LIMESTONE AND CHERT
Deposit AS OF 1977 PAST PRODUCTION AND EXISTING RESERVES TOTALED OVER 100,000 TONS OF BARITE (MITCHELL A.W.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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