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Big Knob Barite 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 10270944
MAS/MILS ID 0320070363
Record type Site
Current site name Big Knob Barite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -116.06923, 41.2955 (WGS84)
Elevation 2085
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

Water Pipe Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 039 N 052 E 12 NENE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -116.06923, 41.2955
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Old Soldier Mining Co.
    ID 2601131
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1976, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1975, P. 17.

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 98, 1984, P. 52.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 155;PLATE 3, NO. 46.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-91 Schmauch, Steven W. 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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