| Deposit ID | 10246241 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150324 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Slaven Canyon Barite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tiff Nos.1-19, Slaven Canyon Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.75763, 40.47351 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1731 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Lewis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030 N | 046 E | 14 | SESENE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -116.75763, 40.47351 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elquist Mining, Inc. |
| ID | 2601065 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dresser Minerals, Inc.- Southern Pacific Rr Co. |
| ID | 2601065 |
| First year | 1984 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150324 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601065 |
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES,DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS
ACTIVE DURING 1979,NEVADA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION,APRIL 1980,
P. 32
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS
ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY \0\0\0\0\0\0
OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP. \0\0\0\0\0\0
10 OPEN PITS IN A NE-SW TREND. MOST ARE IN SEC 14, SOME IN
SEC 13, IN SLAVEN CANYON
PAPKE, K.G., 1984, BARITE IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL.98, P.87
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-AUG-96 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/21/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601065 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Slaven Mine |
| Current operator | Dresser Magcobar Minerals |
| Current controller (parent) | Dresser Industries Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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