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Bateman Canyon Barite Mine

Past Producer in Lander 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 10044075
MRDS ID M231397
Record type Site
Current site name Bateman Canyon Barite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.76899, 40.42963 (WGS84)
Elevation 2054
Relative position 20 MILES SSE OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 046E 35 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • HEAD OF BATEMAN CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BARITE, IN CLUSTERS OF PODS, BOTH WELL-BEDDED AND MASSIVE; DISCONFORMABLE LENSES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Slaven;Slaven
    Rock description Slaven;Slaven

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.76899, 40.42963
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth
Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Nw Fault Offsets Barite, North End

Ore body information

  • Strike N TO NW
    Dip E MOD TO STEEP
    Thickness 12.19M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Of Sediments

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE BEDS UP TO 40 FT. THICK ARE INTERBEDDED WITH SLAVEN CHERT AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1953

Mining district

District name Hilltop District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN OPTS AND CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE ARGENTA DISTRICT TO THE NORTH. SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION BEGAIN IN 1953. DEVELOPMENT IS BY OPEN PITS AND CUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit BARITE IN CLUSTERS OF PODS, BOTH WELL-BEDDED AND MASSIVE; DISCONFORMABLE LENSES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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