| Deposit ID | 10221730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232820 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320070354 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lakes Barite Deposit |
| Related records | 10100742 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.19423, 41.1349 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2220 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Mountain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 037 N | 051 E | 01 | NENW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Slope Assemblage - Calcareous shale, siltstone, chert, quartzite, and greenstone |
|---|
| Strike | S45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 05S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 45M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 320M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 185M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 125M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 180HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1973 |
| Milling method | Jig |
| District name | Lakes |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. L Industries |
| ID | 2600959 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Twenty Five Corp. |
| ID | 2600959 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nebraska |
| Year | 1983 |
| Year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Tonnes Of Barite Product 96200 Tonnes Of Product | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 86000 Tonnes Of Product | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 86000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 131299 Tonnes Of Product | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 7300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 7300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 7300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 14600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 150HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320070354 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2600959 |
304. INTERMOUNTAIN PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ). EISENMAN SAYS IT
HAD "HAND SHAKE" DEAL ON HALF INTEREST IN ORE. NO. 29,
FEB. 1982, P. 6.
87. CLARKE, G. (ED.). BAYRITES IN NEVADA - BACK TO
PRE-1974 LEVELS. IND. MIN. (LONDON), NO. 200, MAY 1984,
PP. 53-61.
226. GRANGER, A. E., M. M. BELL, G. C. SIMMONS, AND F.
LEE. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,
NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 54, 1957, 190
PP.
546. PAPKE, K. BARITE DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES
AND GEOL. BULL. 98, 1984, 125 PP.
669. SMITH, R. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY,
NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. OFR 76-56, 1976, 194 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GENERAL LOCATION: ABOUT 46 KM N OF CARLIN GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY: LARGE NO MILL.. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-OCT-96 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/08/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2600959 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Lakes Mine |
| Current operator | Barite Mining Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Newpark Resources Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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