The Sansenina Mine is a barium-barite mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 40.5772, -116.51720
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Sansenina Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sansenina Mine
Secondary: Sansima Property
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MSHA REPORTS PROPERTY LOCATED IN SEC 11, NEV INSPECTOR OF MINES REPORTS LOCATION IN SEC 12.
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA MINE INSPECTION INFORMATION, INSPECTION DATE AUG 8-9,78
Reference (Deposit): MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDER YEAR 1977, OFFICE
Reference (Deposit): OF STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, P. 21.
Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OR MINES, JUNE 30, 1978, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA
Nevada Gold
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.
