Barite deposits of New Mexico - New Mexico Institute of ...
· Total production from the mill during the decade 1951-1960 was 34,868 tons of barite, representing 96.5 per cent of New Mexico's recorded barite production. Lead concen-trate from the mill was shipped to the American Smelting and Refining Company plant at El Paso, Texas. Ground barite was sold to the oil industry for weighting drilling mud.