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Hunter Mine

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124910
MAS/MILS ID 0320070088
Record type Site
Current site name Hunter Mine
Alternate or previous names Wildcat Barium Mine, Sun Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.44701, 41.6924 (WGS84)
Elevation 2133

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 044 N 058 E 20 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.44701, 41.6924
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner American Colloid Co.
    Home office Skokie, Il
    Year 1977

Comments on the production information

  • MORE THAN 1000 TONS OF BARITE PRODUCED. PATENTED SURVEY 4876. GRADE IS 92 PERCENT BARITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS: NEV IND MIN (1973) P 13

  • Deposit

    CRYSTALLINE BARITE IN SILICIFIED ARGILLITE

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1439, 1977, 79 P, FIG 16.

  • Deposit

    HORTON, R C, 1963, NEV BUR MINES REPT 4, 18 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-NOV-1984 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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