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Big Three

Occurrence in Elko 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045597
MRDS ID M233370
Record type Site
Current site name Big Three
Alternate or previous names Chaliebois, Big Four

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.10203, 40.95184 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Swales Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 052E 02 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Vinini Formation
    Rock description Vinini Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.10203, 40.95184
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 0.08M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Occur Along Fault System

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS OF BARITE A FEW INCHES WIDE OCCUR ALONG A NETWORK OF FAULTS IN SHALE AND CHERTS OF THE VININI FORMATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M., (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE VEINS A FEW INCHES WIDE OCCUR ALONG A NETWORK OF FAULTS IN SHALE AND CHERTS OF THE VININI FORMATION
Deposit PROSPECT HAS BEEN EXPLORED BY NUMEROUS BULLDOZER CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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