Mountain Pass Mine

The Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility, owned by MP Materials Corp., is an open-pit mine of rare-earth elements on the south flank of the in California, 53 miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: rare-earth elements mine in California, United States
  • Also known as: Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine” and “Sulphide Queen Mine

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountain Pass.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is situated on Interstate 15 in the southeast mountainous desert region of the state approximately 15 miles from the border at an elevation of 4,730 feet —the highest point along I-15 between California and Nevada.

Mountain Pass Mine

Latitude
35.47833° or 35° 28′ 42″ north
Longitude
-115.53231° or 115° 31′ 56″ west
Elevation
4,734 feet (1,443 metres)
Open location code
8576FFH9+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 125235908
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5375462
Wiki­data ID
Q4285560
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Mountain Pass Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mountain Pass Mine
  • Chinese: Mountain Pass礦場
  • Chinese: 芒廷帕斯矿山
  • Chinese: 芒廷帕斯礦場
  • French: mine de Mountain Pass
  • French: Mine de Mountain Pass
  • German: Mountain Pass Mine
  • Japanese: マウンテンパス鉱山
  • Polish: Kopalna Mountain Pass
  • Polish: Mountain Pass
  • Russian: Маунтин-Пасс (месторождение)
  • Russian: Маунтин-Пасс
  • Spanish: Mina de Mountain Pass
  • Ukrainian: Mountain Pass Mine

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