Barite (baryte, tiff) is not mined in North Dakota. Barite is used in oil drilling in North Dakota but must come from other states such as Nevada.
Oil, coal and natural gas are mined in North Dakota.
Coal (lignite), oil, natural gas, construction sands and gravel, and sulfur are mined in North Dakota.
Barite is found in southern Missouri, but is usually more associated with other rocks. Barite is mined in the southeast part of Missouri with Galena
Gold and silver are the chief minerals mined in Nevada. Nevada is also a major producer of barite, tungsten, and mercury.
Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada are to the north of North Dakota and North Dakota is to the north of South Dakota.
T. L Starks has written: 'Algal colonization on a reclaimed surface-mined area in western North Dakota'
North Dakota is up by the border of Canada, Wyoming is just next to South Dakota.
It is an analogy. North Carolina is to South Carolina as North Dakota is to South Dakota.
North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
The US state of North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
No, North Dakota does not "pay you to live there". If you are an employee of the state of North Dakota then you would get paid to work in North Dakota by the state of North Dakota.
Only North Dakota shares a border with Canada.