Mine detail: Barth Mine

Previously called 'West Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.57881, -116.27012

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Iron
Other material: Apatite, Calcite, Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Serpentine

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

MRDSW016358
MAS320110011
DEP10246405
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ReporterLowe, Nathan T.