The Big Pass Mine is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,424 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,424 Feet (1,958 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.3044, -112.82530
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Big Pass Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Pass Mine
Secondary: Blue Star Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Escalante Enterprises, Inc. 2546 S Redwood Rd #3 S. L. C.
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1927
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
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINOR OCCURRENCE MINERAL RANGE GRANITE UNDERLIES DEPOSIT. ADDITIONAL MINERAL: SCHEELITE; - MOLYBDATE 50 TONS MINED
References
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