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Congress Barite Prospect

Occurrence in Esmeralda 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046698
MRDS ID M241897
Record type Site
Current site name Congress Barite Prospect
Alternate or previous names Tonopah Club Mine, Tonopah Club, Bonanza Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.27063, 37.62939 (WGS84)
Elevation 1753

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montezuma Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cactus-Sarcobatus Flats(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 042E 34,35 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • WEST SIDE OF GOLDFIELD HILLS 5 MILES SOUTH OF GOLDFIELD. UTM IS TO SHAFT ON SW END OF CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mule Spring;Emigrant
    Rock description Mule Spring;Emigrant
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.27063, 37.62939
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form PODS, LENSES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Planes And Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Goldfield District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT PITS AND OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL. 78, P. 61.

  • Deposit

    HORTON, R.C., 1963, NBM REPORT 4, P. 9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE OCCURS IN SMALL PODS AND LENSES ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND FAULTS IN A CHERTY LIMESTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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