Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017 - USGS
Know Moredomestic production and imports) was sold by crushers and grinders operating in eight Stat More than 90% of the barite sold in the United States was used as a weighting agent in fluids used in the drilling of oil and natural gas wells The majority of Nevada crude barite was ground in Nevada and then sold to companies drilling in the Central and...
BARITE - USGS
Know Moreimports was sold in 1996 as reported by the domestic grinders and crushers Nearly 90% of the barite sold in the United States was used as a weighing agent in oil- and gas-well-drilling fluids, mostly in the Gulf of Mexico region with much smaller amounts used ,...