The Maggie Creek Barite Mine is a barium-barite mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Maggie Creek Barite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Maggie Creek Barite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Maggie Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deposite In Lower Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
Type: L
Description: Intersecting Ne & Nw Trending Normal Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Geology): BARITE VEINS OCCUR IN SHALEY LIMESTONE WHICH STRIKES S30E, AND DIPS 70E AND AVERAGES 10 FEET IN WIDTH. ROBERTS MTN THRUST PLANE OUTCROPS 1 MILE TO THE EAST.
Comment (Deposit): TOTAL PRODUCTION IS OVER 10,000 TONS OF BARITE WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 4.2 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION OVER 10,000 TONS BARITE WITH SPECIFIC GRAVITY 4.2.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 267, REFERENCE NO. 3201100180
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG W.O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA NEV, USBM 1C. 7022
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967
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.
