| Deposit ID | 10100742 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232820 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lakes Barite Mine |
| Related records | 10221730 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.11833, 41.14028 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2220 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Estimated Location, +/- 1000 M. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stampede Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(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)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 38N | 052E | 10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Model code | 212 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 31b |
| Deposit model name | Bedded barite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Rock unit name | Vinini Formation |
| Rock description | Vinini Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -116.11833, 41.14028 |
|---|
| Strike | N45E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 5S |
| Thickness | 45M |
| Length | 320M |
| Width | 185M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1973 |
| Year of last production | 1981 |
| Production years | 1973-1981 |
| District name | Bootstrap, Lakes District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nl Industries |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232820 |
Miller, M., 2013, Barite, in Industrial Minerals Review 2012: Mining Engineering, v. 65, no. 7, p. 41-42.
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES,1979, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1978.
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1980.
LOWE, N.T., RANEY, R.G., AND NORBERG, J.R., 1985, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9035, 202 P.
INTERMOUNTAIN PAYDIRT, 1982, NO. 29, FEBRUARY.
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES (1979)
LOWE AND OTHERS, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPEN PIT OPERATION, ACTIVE IN 1980, EMPLOYING 16 PERSONS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1979-11-01 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 1992-10-01 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 2013-07-17 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | no longer producing |
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