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Consolation Barite

Past Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046119
MRDS ID M234070
Record type Site
Current site name Consolation Barite
Alternate or previous names Chromalby - Jungle?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.98028, 41.53 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boies Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 042N 062E 17 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.98028, 41.53
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner E. B. Mining Co., Contractor; John Ala, Pres.
    Home office P.O. Box 487, Wells Nv., 89835.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zone Hunt

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE OPEN PIT BARITE MINE IN 1980, EMPLOYING 10 PERSONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    Miller, M., 2013, Barite, in Industrial Minerals Review 2012: Mining Engineering, v. 65, no. 7, p. 41-42.

  • Deposit

    MILS, WELLS AMS FILE (1979) USBM.

  • Deposit

    STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, (1980) DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINES ACTIVE DURING 1980.

  • Production

    MILS, WELLS AMS FILE (1979) USBM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAME AS CHROMALBY - JUNGLE MINE? OPERATED IN 1980 BY E.B. MINING CO., CONTRACTOR, JOHN ALA, PRES., P.O. BOX 487, WELLS, NV. 89835. LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT BARITE MINE EMPLOYING 10 PERSONS IN 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1980-02-01 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 2013-07-17 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey no longer producing

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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