American Barite Mine

The American Barite Mine is a barium-barite mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,850 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: American Barite Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,850 Feet (1,783 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 37.89389, -117.52306

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American Barite Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American Barite Mine


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain (Weepah, West Divide) District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1919
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SOUTH SLOPE OF WEEPAH HILLS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): BARITE REPLACEMENT VEINS AND FISSURE VEINS IN LIMESTONE. BARITE IS COARSELY CRYSTALLINE PYRITE AND GALENA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BARITE.

Comment (Workings): MODERATELY EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS AND SMALL OPEN CUTS

Comment (Development): ESTIMATED 1000+ TONS PRODUCED 1907-1919


References

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78, P.60.

Reference (Deposit): HORTON, R.C., 1963, NBMG, REPORT 4., P. 9

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, ET. AL, 1936, USGS BULL. 871, P.150

Reference (Production): HORTON, 1963, P.9.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.