Big Pass

The Big Pass is a lead and tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,660 feet.

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

Name: Big Pass  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,660 Feet (2,030 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.3053, -112.82420

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Satelite image of the Big Pass

Big Pass MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Pass
Secondary: Strategic Metals Mine
Secondary: Pass Canyon Mine
Secondary: Blue Star Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mc Garry, Ambrose
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Not available


Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): HOBBS SW 1944 TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF BEAVER CO UT USGS BULL 94

Reference (Deposit): 5-D P.107-110 WITH MAP

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD AL 1957 TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL RANGE BEAV

Reference (Deposit): ER CO UT WITH MINE MAPS: UGMS REPRINT NO 56


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