Frisco — Rockhounding in Beaver County, Utah
Frisco combines a major historic silver-lead camp with a long mineral list that includes copper carbonates, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, opal, and wulfenite. Mindat documents the San Francisco district's specimen minerals, while USGS mapping and Utah history sources place the locality in one of Beaver County's most important mining landscapes. Reported finds include azurite, barite, calamine, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Frisco photos
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Map showing Frisco in Beaver County, Utah
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Beaver County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest road
- Ely Highway
- Coordinates
- 38.44967, -113.27640
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Sources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- BLM Utah — Rockhounding overview
- Utah Geological Survey — collecting guidelines
- SITLA — surface use rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Frisco
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- AzuriteEncyclopedia →
- BariteEncyclopedia →
- CalamineEncyclopedia →
- ChalcociteEncyclopedia →
- ChalcopyriteEncyclopedia →
- ChrysocollaEncyclopedia →
- GalenaEncyclopedia →
- GypsumEncyclopedia →
- KaoliniteEncyclopedia →
- MalachiteEncyclopedia →
- OpalEncyclopedia →
- PyriteEncyclopedia →
- SphaleriteEncyclopedia →
- WulfeniteEncyclopedia →
- ZirconEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Frisco.
- Copper GulchBeaver County, Utah · 2 mi awayGarnet, Tourmaline
- San Francisco MountainsBeaver County, Utah · 2 mi awayDiopside, Fluorite, Galena
- Cactus MineBeaver County, Utah · 3 mi awayAzurite, Barite, Chalcopyrite
- Rocky RangeBeaver County, Utah · 9 mi awayMagnetite, Wulfenite, Azurite
- West SpringBeaver County, Utah · 10 mi awayBrucite, Clinohumite, Ludwigite
- Star RangeBeaver County, Utah · 10 mi awayBismutite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite
- Beaver Lake MountainsBeaver County, Utah · 12 mi awayAzurite, Malachite, Andalusite
- Wah Wah MountainsBeaver County, Utah · 19 mi awayCerussite, Galena, Pyrite
Across the state line from Frisco
Frisco is close enough to the Utah border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
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