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Maggie Creek Barite Mine

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044711
MRDS ID M232283
Record type Site
Current site name Maggie Creek Barite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.22536, 40.81018 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schroeder Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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 Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 051E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hansen Creek Formation
    Rock description Hansen Creek Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.22536, 40.81018
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposite In Lower Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Intersecting Ne & Nw Trending Normal Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE VEINS OCCUR IN SHALEY LIMESTONE WHICH STRIKES S30E, AND DIPS 70E AND AVERAGES 10 FEET IN WIDTH. ROBERTS MTN THRUST PLANE OUTCROPS 1 MILE TO THE EAST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Maggie Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION OVER 10,000 TONS BARITE WITH SPECIFIC GRAVITY 4.2.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 64

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 267, REFERENCE NO. 3201100180

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG W.O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA NEV, USBM 1C. 7022

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL PRODUCTION IS OVER 10,000 TONS OF BARITE WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 4.2 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-OCT-1984 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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