| Deposit ID | 10295180 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 320210157 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Giroux Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Little Summit Mine, Giroux, Giroux Barite Property, Giroux Barite Mine, Giroux Property |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.2122, 38.1472 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1792 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Belleville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003 N | 034 E | 5 | SESWNE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.2122, 38.1472 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kinkead Mining And Construction, Inc. |
| ID | 2601747 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 320210157 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601747 |
Miller, M., 2013, Barite, in Industrial Minerals Review 2012: Mining Engineering, v. 65, no. 7, p. 41-42.
MINOBRAS: NEV IND MIN (1973) P 29
USGS BELLEVILLE 7.5 MIN TOPO., QUAD., MAP, 1967, (LOCATION)
NEV BUR OF MINES RPT. 14, 1966, P. 20
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERA-
TIONS ACTIVE DURING 1978. NEVADA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION,
JAN., 1979, P. 40.
MSHA RPT DATED JULY 8, 1981.
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS
ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION
OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP. (LITTLE SUMMIT MINE)
THIRTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES (NEV)
FOR JUNE 1967 TO JUNE 1968
NEV BULL.58 BY D.C. ROSS (1961), PL.1 (LOCATION), TABLE 6.8
AND PAGE 78
DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1978, P.40
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1988-08-30 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 2013-07-17 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | no longer producing |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/15/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601747 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Little Summit |
| Current operator | Kinkead Mining & Construction Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Richard (Dick) Merritt |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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