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Pine Mountain Group

Prospect in Elko 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045579
MRDS ID M233348
Record type Site
Current site name Pine Mountain Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.07397, 40.53352 (WGS84)
Relative position W SLOPE OF PINE MT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pine(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031W 052E 26,35,36 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.07397, 40.53352
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N30E
    Dip 70-90E
    Width 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1930
Year of first production 1931

Mining district

District name Railroad

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mc Dermett And Sons, Andy Mc Dermett, Sr., Owner
    Home office P. O. Box 4, Montello, Nv 89830
    First year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Dermett And Sons
    First year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • IN ALL, ABOUT 2500 TONS OF BARITE WAS MINED IN 1931, 1956, AND 1957.

Comments on development

  • LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT BARITE MINE EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS IN 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS IN LIMESTONE
Deposit BARITE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE WEST SLOPED PINE MOUNTAIN AROUND 1930. THE BARITE OCCURS AS VEINS UP TO 10' WIDE LIMESTONE. IN ALL ABOUT 2,500 TONS OF MATERIAL WAS MINED IN 1931, 1956, AND 1957. LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT BARITE MINE IN 1980, EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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