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Stormy Creek

Plant 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173518
MAS/MILS ID 0320070882
Record type Site
Current site name Stormy Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.1984, 41.5232 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hot Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 042 N 061 E 27 C W2NW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.1984, 41.5232
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 01E
    Thickness 12M
    Length 300M
    Width 200M
    Area 15HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N15W:01E
    Minimum Depth to Top 3
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 830729

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE HAS A SYNGENETIC-DIAGENETIC ORIGIN, BARIUM SOURCE PROBABLY SUBMARINE VOLCANISM. GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY IS MEDIUM. ORIGIN OF ORE BODY IS SUBMARINE VOLCANISM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1981
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Jig

Mining district

District name Snake Mountains

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Geowest Services, Inc., Elko, Nevada
    ID 2601592
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Wright Family
    ID 2601592
    Interest 67
    Home office Marys River Ranch, Deeth, Nevada
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Marble Family, 71 Ranch, Deeth, Nevada
    ID 2601592
    Interest 33
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNERSHIP IS DIVIDED AMONG NUMEROUS MEMBERS IN EACH FAMILY. WRIGHTS OWN 2/3 SURFACE AND 1/3 MINERAL RIGHTS AND MARBLES OWN 1/3 SURFACE AND 2/3 MINERAL RIGHTS. OLD SOLDIER LEASES THE DEPOSIT FROM THE FAMILIES. LESSEE IS OLD SOLDIER MINERALS, HOUSTON, TX (1983).

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Barite Ore 3.95 S.G. 260000 Annual Mine Output (St)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 286600.86mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Barite Ore 3.95 S.G. 200000 Annual Mine Output (St)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 220462.2mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX 1 COL 1, Q-90 AND Q-75 ARE EQUIVALENT RESOURCES, REPRESENTING THE MEASURED RESERVES. RESOURCES IN Q-90 AND Q-75 HAVE A 3.95 SP GR. RESOURCE Q-50 INCLUDE 2,086,000 MT AT A COTOFF GRADE OF 3.0 SP GR, HENCE Q-50 MINIMUM GRADE IS 52.47% BASO4 OR 3.34 SP GR.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .65
    Percent Waste Rock 75.2
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 4
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 5
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 35
    Capacity 1512
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 6.89
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 130
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    87. CLARKE, G. (ED.). BAYRITES IN NEVADA - BACK TO

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    PRE-1974 LEVELS. IND. MIN. (LONDON), NO. 200, MAY 1984,

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    PP. 53-61.

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    205. GARDNER, D. H. STRUCTURE AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN PART OF THE SNAKE MOUNTAINS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    PH.D. DISS., UNIV. OR, EUGENE, OR, 1968, 222 PP.

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    226. GRANGER, A. E., M. M. BELL, G. C. SIMMONS, AND F.

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    LEE. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,

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    NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 54, 1957, 190

  • Deposit

    PP.

  • Deposit

    330. JOHNSON, O. M., AND P. C. WELLS. MARKETING OF

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS FOR OIL FIELDS AND FOUNDRIES. PRES.

  • Deposit

    AT SOC. MIN. ENG. AIME ANNU. MEETING, LAS VEGAS, NV,

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    FEBRUARY 24-28, 1980. SOC. MIN. ENG. AIME

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    PREPRINT 80-92, 5 PP.

  • Deposit

    392. MAHONEY, S. R. BARITE INDUSTRY CUTS BACK, FACES

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    SEVEN NEGATIVE FACTORS. NV MIN. ASSOC. BULL., V. 6,

  • Deposit

    NO. 3, 1982, PP. 4-5.

  • Deposit

    546. PAPKE, K. BARITE DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    AND GEOL. BULL. 98, 1984, 125 PP.

  • Deposit

    548. PARKINSON, E. A., AND A. L. MULAR. MINERAL

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    PROCESSING EQUIPMENT COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL COST

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    ESTIMATIONS. CAN. INST. MIN. AND METALL. SPEC.

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    V. 13, 1972, 140 PP.

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    612. SCHILLING, J. H., AND J. HALL. THE NEVADA MINERAL

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    INDUSTRY. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. SPEC. PUBL.

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    MI-1980, 1981, 41 PP.

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    669. SMITH, R. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,

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    NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. OFR 76-56, 1976, 194 PP.

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    688. STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS

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    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. DEP. IND. RELATIONS, NV

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    DIV. MINE INSP., 1983, 60 PP.

  • Deposit

    716. TINGLEY, J. V. SUMMARY REPORT, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF

  • Deposit

    THE WELLS RESOURCE AREA, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA (BLM CONTRACT

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    NO. YA-512-CT9-156). NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE REPORT 81-4, 1981, 46 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING METHOD IS OPEN PIT. MILL IS LOCATED 10.4 KM FROM MINE AND CURRENTLY ON STANDBY. MILLING METHOD IS CRUSHING AND JIGGING WITH A PROCESS RATE OF 908 MT/D. PRODUCT IS CRUDE BARITE. DISTANCE SHIPPED IS 3000 KM TO ABBEVILLE LA; 2000 KM TO ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-MAR-93 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/05/1984
MSHA mine ID2601592
Mine name (MSHA)Stormy Creek Mine
Current operatorOld Soldier Minerals
Current controller (parent)Old Soldier Barite Inc & Universal Barite Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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