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Bateman Canyon Barite Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044075
MRDS ID M231397
Record type Site
Current site name Bateman Canyon Barite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.76899, 40.42963 (WGS84)
Elevation 2054
Relative position 20 MILES SSE OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 046E 35 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • HEAD OF BATEMAN CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BARITE, IN CLUSTERS OF PODS, BOTH WELL-BEDDED AND MASSIVE; DISCONFORMABLE LENSES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Slaven;Slaven
    Rock description Slaven;Slaven

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.76899, 40.42963
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth
Local Minor Nw Fault Offsets Barite, North End

Ore body information

  • Strike N TO NW
    Dip E MOD TO STEEP
    Thickness 12.19M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Of Sediments

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE BEDS UP TO 40 FT. THICK ARE INTERBEDDED WITH SLAVEN CHERT AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1953

Mining district

District name Hilltop District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN OPTS AND CUTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231397

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEB. B.M.G. BULL. 88, PART II

  • Deposit

    GILLULY, J., AND GATES, O., 1965, TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN SHOSHONE RANGE, NEVADA, WITH SECTION ON ECON. GEOL. BY K. KETNER; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 465.

  • Deposit

    HORTON, R. C., 1963, AN INVENTORY OF BARITE OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES. REPT. 4.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE ARGENTA DISTRICT TO THE NORTH. SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION BEGAIN IN 1953. DEVELOPMENT IS BY OPEN PITS AND CUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit BARITE IN CLUSTERS OF PODS, BOTH WELL-BEDDED AND MASSIVE; DISCONFORMABLE LENSES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology