The Western Claim is a barium-barite mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,689 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: 5,689 Feet (1,734 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 38.4425, -118.38167
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Western Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Claim
Secondary: Pomico Claims Nbmg # 3620
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Pamlico
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): .8 MI. EAST OF LAZY MAN MINE JUST NORTH OF GARFIELD FLAT ROAD
Comment (Commodity): CU IS UNCERTAIN.
Comment (Development): RECENT PROSPECTING ; ECON.COM: UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): BARITE VEIN CONTAINING MINOR COPPER
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT AND TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SHALLOW BULLDOZER TRENCH EXPOSES A BARITE VEIN 3 FT. THICK.
Comment (Deposit): OTHER PROSPECTS IN THE AREA ARE APPARENT BARITE PROSPECTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ARCHBOLD, N. L., 1966 , INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 14
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, PAMLICO MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5-2-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).
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.
