Mine detail: Northumberland Mine

Previously called 'Imco PitMerry ChristmasEast Northumberland MineBlue StoneLiesa ProspectBlack StarAll Minerals'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.89353, -116.82591

Resource(N)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Other material: Barite
Discovery year: 1967

Production

Operation type: Surface
Development status: Plant
First production started: 1975

Geology

References

MRDSW016473
MAS320230183
DEP10173775
Reference{Deposit:: 87. CLARKE, G. (ED.). BAYRITES IN NEVADA - BACK TO}{Deposit:: PRE-1974 LEVELS. IND. MIN. (LONDON), NO. 200, MAY 1984,}{Deposit:: PP. 53-61.}{Deposit:: 338. KAY, M., AND J. P. CRAWFORD. PALEOZOIC FACIES FROM}{Deposit:: THE MIOGEOSYNCLINAL TO THE EUGEOSYNCLINAL BELT IN THRUST}{Deposit:: SLICES, CENTRAL NEVADA. GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL., V. 75,}{Deposit:: NO. 5, 1964, PP. 425-454.}{Deposit:: 357. KLEINHAMPL, F. J., AND J. I. ZIONY. PRELIMINARY}{Deposit:: GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL.}{Deposit:: SURV. OPEN-FILE MAP, 1967, SCALE 1:200,000.}{Deposit:: 368. KRAL, V. E. MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE COUNTY,}{Deposit:: NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 50, 1951, 223 PP.}{Deposit:: 546. PAPKE, K. BARITE DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES}{Deposit:: AND GEOL. BULL. 98, 1984, 125 PP.}{Deposit:: 601. RYE, R. O., D. R. SHAWE, AND F. G. POOLE. STABLE}{Deposit:: ISOTOPE STUDIES OF BEDDED BARITE AT EAST NORTHUMBERLAND}{Deposit:: CANYON IN TOQUIMA RANGE, CENTRAL NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.}{Deposit:: J. RES., V. 6, NO. 2, 1978, PP. 221-229.}{Deposit:: 623. SHAWE, D. R., F. G. POOLE, AND D. A. BROBST. BEDDED}{Deposit:: BARITE IN EAST NORTHUMBERLAND CANYON, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.}{Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURV. CIRC. 555, 1967, 8 PP.}{Deposit:: 624. SHAWE, D. R., F. G. POOLE, AND D. A. BROBST. NEWLY}{Deposit:: DISCOVERED BEDDED BARITE DEPOSITS IN EAST NORTHUMBERLAND}{Deposit:: CANYON, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC.}{Deposit:: ECON. GEOL., V. 64, NO. 3, 1969, PP. 245-254.}
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