The Tip Top Tunnel Mine is a beryllium, silver, and manganese mine located in Utah county, Utah.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Beryllium, Silver, Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.9744, -112.07030
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Tip Top Tunnel Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tip Top Tunnel Mine
Secondary: Chief Consolidated Mining Co
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): COLO N MEX UT AND FOUR OTHER STATES USBM REPT OF INVEST
Reference (Deposit): P49
Reference (Deposit): 1966 MEEVES HC NON-PEGMATITE BERYLLIUM OCCURANCES IN ARIZ
Reference (Deposit): 725-C P208
Reference (Deposit): 1951 CRITTENDEN MD JR MANGANESE DEP OF W UT USGS BULL 979-A
Reference (Deposit): 1921 PARDEE JT DEP OF MN IN MONT UTAH ORE AND WASH USGS BULL
Reference (Deposit): 6828 P66
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