| Deposit ID | 10270757 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150618 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ord Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tripod, Tripod Nos. 1-3 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.72593, 40.5643 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1609 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031 N | 047 E | 18 | NWNW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -116.72593, 40.5643 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edgar And Morgan Mining Co |
| ID | 2601578 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150618 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601578 |
SCHILLING, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY, NBMG, 1980, P 33.
PAPKE, K.G., 1984, BARITE IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL.98, P.84
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-SEP-88 | 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 08/27/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601578 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Ord Mine |
| Current operator | Edgar-Morgan Mining Company Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Nevada Barite Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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