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Greystone

Plant in Lander 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 10246611
MRDS ID M232499
MAS/MILS ID 0320150073
Record type Site
Current site name Greystone
Related records 10044879

Comments on the site names

  • BATTLE MTN MINE

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.87343, 40.27411 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ferris Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028 N 045 E 26 NENE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Barite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.87343, 40.27411
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 30S
    Thickness 90M
    Length 900M
    Width 110M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Strike And Dip N40W:30S
    Date of Last Modification 850830
  • Strike N40W
    Dip 30S
    Thickness 90M
    Length 900M
    Width 110M
    Area 45HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N40W:30S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 45
    Date of Last Modification 830812

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1951
Year of first production 1954
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush
Milling method Jig

Mining district

District name Bullion District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dresser Minerals
    ID 2600411
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1984

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Description Short Tons Of Barite Product 206400 Short Tons Of Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 227516.99mt
  • Year 1965
    Description 375900 Short Tons Of Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 414358.7mt
  • Year 1972
    Description 2421399 Short Tons Of Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 2669134.75mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Short Tons Mine Run Ore Mined 15000 Annual Short Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 16534.66mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Short Tons Mine Run Ore Mined 25600 Annual Short Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 28219.16mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Short Tons Mine Run Ore Mined 180000 Annual Short Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 198415.98mt

Comments on the production information

  • P ABC INVESTMENT COST INCLUDED UNDER PD. PRODUCT E INVESTMENT MADE FOR TWO PERIODS OF PLANT EXPANSION SEE I 005 AND 006
  • MILL: ON SITE; ACTIVE; CRUSHING, SCREENING, JIGGING; 1,813 MT/D PRODUCES CRUSHED BARITE CONC. SHIPPED 46 KM TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN NEVADA.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO PUBLISHED RESERVE-RESOURCE DATA. GREYSTONE MINE IS REPORTED AS THE LARGEST PRODUCING BARITE MINE IN THE COUNTRY AND ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER DISCOVERED AND DEVELOPED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 28HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 82.7
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 2092
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 12.05
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    76. CASTELLI, A. V. BARITE - 113TH ANNUAL SURVEY AND

  • Deposit

    OUTLOOK. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 183, NO. 3, 1982,

  • Deposit

    P. 135.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PP. 53-61.

  • Deposit

    218. GILLULY, J., AND O. GATES. TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN SHOSHONE RANGE, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. PROF. PAPER 465, 1964, 153 PP.

  • Deposit

    283. HORTON, R. C. AN INVENTORY OF BARITE OCCURRENCES IN

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 4, 1963, 19 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,

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PREPRINT 80-92, 5 PP.

  • Deposit

    346. KETNER, K. B. BEDDED BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE SHOSHONE

  • Deposit

    RANGE, NEVADA. CH. 11 IN SHORT PAPERS IN GEOLOGY AND

  • Deposit

    HYDROLOGY ARTICLES 1-59. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF.

  • Deposit

    PAPER 475-B, 1963, PP. B38-B41.

  • Deposit

    385. LONG, J. R. MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, GREYSTONE, AND ARGENTA

  • Deposit

    MINES, FIELD TRIP 9, BEDDED BARITE DEPOSITS. PAPER IN

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION FOR ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN

  • Deposit

    CORDILLERA, FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK, ED. BY J. L. JOHNSON.

  • Deposit

    SYMP. OF ASSOC. EXPL. GEOCHEM., RENO, NV,

  • Deposit

    MAR. 25-28, 1984, 4 PP.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    PROCESSING EQUIPMENT COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL COST

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    V. 13, 1972, 140 PP.

  • Deposit

    601. RYE, R. O., D. R. SHAWE, AND F. G. POOLE. STABLE

  • Deposit

    ISOTOPE STUDIES OF BEDDED BARITE AT EAST NORTHUMBERLAND

  • Deposit

    CANYON IN TOQUIMA RANGE, CENTRAL NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.

  • Deposit

    J. RES., V. 6, NO. 2, 1978, PP. 221-229.

  • Deposit

    693. STEWART, J. H., E. H. MCKEE, AND H. K. STAGER.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. NV

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 88, 1977, 106 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS EVALUATION WAS DONE AT 100 PERCENT OF MILL CAPACITY CURRENT PRODUCTION IS AT ABOUT 58 PERCENT OF CAPACITY OR 320000 TONS PER YEAR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-MAR-93 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 08/01/2022
MSHA mine ID2600411
Mine name (MSHA)Greystone Mine
Current operatorM-I Swaco- A Schlumberger Company
Current controller (parent)Schlumberger Ltd
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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