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Shelton 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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044827
MRDS ID M232436
Record type Site
Current site name Shelton Mine
Alternate or previous names Yuba Minerals, Barite No. 1, Barite No. 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.72122, 40.64518 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Argenta(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 047E 18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Slaven Formation;Slaven Formation
    Rock description Slaven Formation;Slaven Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.72122, 40.64518
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET,STRATABOUND

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratigraphic Chert

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Year of first production 1960

Mining district

District name Argenta

Comments on the production information

  • OVER 50,000 TONS BARITE MINES BY SURFACE METHODS TO MID-1960'S

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • IDLE SINCE MID-1960'S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 209, REFERENCE N. 3201500059

  • Deposit

    MITCHELL A.W. (1977) GEOLOGY OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA, MS THESIS UNR

  • Production

    MITCHELL, A.W., 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE INTERBEDDED WITH CHERT AND LIMESTONE
Deposit ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE ARGENTA, THE MINE HAS NOT BEEN WORKED SINCE THE MID-1960'S. OVER 50,000 TONS OF BARITE WAS PRODUCED FROM SURFACE MINING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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