Neal Flourspar Mine

Past Producer in Millard county in Utah, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203212
MAS/MILS ID 0490270032
Record type Site
Current site name Neal Flourspar Mine
Alternate or previous names Rainbow Mine, Forminco Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.53999, 38.61686 (WGS84)
Elevation 2079
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Millard(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cove Fort(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Richfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaver Bottoms-Upper Beaver(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Fishlake National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Millard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 025 S 006 W 21 NENESW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Iron Springs Formation of Cedar City Area (Kaiparowits Fm)

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Forminco Inc
    ID 4201133
    Home office Utah
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Forminco Inc
    ID 4201133
    Home office Utah
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR-FLUORSPAR

  • Deposit

    UTAH GEOL & MIN SUR BULL 111

  • Deposit

    UTAH GEOL & MIN SUR FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/12/1981
MSHA mine ID4201133
Mine name (MSHA)Neal Fluorspar Mine
Current operatorForminco Inc
Current controller (parent)Ford Gordon M
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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