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Mountain Pass District

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities REE, Niobium (Columbium), Thorium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000264
MRDS ID D001791
Record type District
Current site name Mountain Pass District
Related records 10116332

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -115.5325, 35.4786 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mescal Range(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Secondary
Thorium Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -115.5325, 35.4786
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name MOUNTAIN PASS DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Moly Corp

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-75 PARKER, RAYMOND L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-11 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Classed as significant and improved location

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