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76 Prospect

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 10100747
MRDS ID M234102
Record type Site
Current site name 76 Prospect
Alternate or previous names 76 Creek Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.45, 41.67361 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marys River Basin NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Jarbidge Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N;044N 058E;057E 29:;24 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.45, 41.67361
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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 Mineral Unlimited; John Torok, Supt;
    Home office 390 Freeport Blvd, Suite #1, Sparks, Nv. 89431
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineral Unlimited
    First year 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Comments on development

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILS, WILLS AMS FILE (1979) USBM

  • Production

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

  • Deposit

    STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES (1981), DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1980

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE MINE
Deposit LISTED AS ACTIVE OPEN PIT BARITE MINE IN 1980 EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS

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 (Miller, 2013)

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