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Easy Miner Mine

Plant 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125754
MAS/MILS ID 0320070887
Record type Site
Current site name Easy Miner Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.80199, 41.36241 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Melandco(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pilot-Thousand Springs, Nevada, Utah(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(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 040 N 063 E 11 C Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.80199, 41.36241
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N01W
    Dip 30W
    Thickness 30M
    Length 120M
    Width 90M
    Area 15HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N01W:30W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 830917

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE HAS A SYNGENETIC-DIAGENETIC ORIGIN, BARIUM SOURCE IS PROBABLY SUBMARINE VOLCANISM MODE OF ORIGIN; SYNGENETIC-DIAGENETIC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Year of first production 1980
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Jig

Mining district

District name Snake Mountain

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arnold And Assoc., A. W.
    ID 2601667
    Interest 100
    Home office 2400 Augusta Dr. Houston, Tx
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Barite Ore 3.50 Sp Gr 115175 Est. Mine Output (Mt)
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Barite Ore 3.50 Sp Gr 115175 Est. Mine Outpurt (Mt)
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Barite Ore 3.50 Sp Gr 115175 Est Mine Output (Mt)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX 1, COL. 1 Q-90 AND Q-75 ARE EQUIVALENT RESOURCES, REPRESENTING THE MEASURED RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .65
    Percent Waste Rock 56.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 7
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Unit Production Cost 4.91

Comments on the workings information

  • POWER SUPPLY; DIESEL GENERATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    226. GRANGER, A. E., M. M. BELL, G. C. SIMMONS, AND F.

  • Deposit

    LEE. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 54, 1957, 190

  • Deposit

    PP.

  • Deposit

    546. PAPKE, K. BARITE DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    AND GEOL. BULL. 98, 1984, 125 PP.

  • Deposit

    620. SHAWE, D. R. MINERAL RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF THE

  • Deposit

    ROUND MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. FIELD

  • Deposit

    STUDIES MAP MF-834, 1977.

  • Deposit

    669. SMITH, R. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. OFR 76-56, 1976, 194 PP.

  • Deposit

    716. TINGLEY, J. V. SUMMARY REPORT, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF

  • Deposit

    THE WELLS RESOURCE AREA, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA (BLM CONTRACT

  • Deposit

    NO. YA-512-CT9-156). NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE REPORT 81-4, 1981, 46 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEN LOC.: ABOUT 29 KM NE OF WELLS. DOMAIN IS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. GEN. SIZE OF ORE BODY; MEDIUM MILL: ON-SITE, IDLE, GRAVITY SEPARATION, 1200 T/D MINE: OPEN PIT PRODUCT: 3.95 SP.GR. BARITE RICH ROCK, TRUCKED 35 KM THEN RAIL EITHER 2000 OR 3000 KM DEPENDING ON MARKET.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-96 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/08/1982
MSHA mine ID2601667
Mine name (MSHA)Easy Miner
Current operatorA W Arnold & Associates Inc
Current controller (parent)Arnold A W
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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