Mine detail: Longshot Mine

Previously called 'Cottonwood Creek'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.89212, -116.14259

Resource(N)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: LENSOIDAL

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Vinini Formation;Unknown Western Or Transitional Facies Carbonate
Host type:Sandstone,Limestone,Chert
Structure:Roberts Mountain Thrust, Fault Marked By Jasperoid
Tectonic:Antler Orogen Overprinted By High Angle Basin And Range Extension.
Alteration processes:Silicification, Fe Oxidation

References

MRDSM242971
DEP10104133
ReferencePAPKE, K. BARITE DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NBMG BULL
ReporterBents, J. (Papke, K.), Taylor, J.