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Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
2,258 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
1,216 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
867 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
658 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
509 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
481 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Tooele County (387) · Juab County (288) · Salt Lake County (213) · Beaver County (198) · San Juan County (183) · Box Elder County (119) · Garfield County (118) · Washington County (112) · Summit County (100) · Utah County (99) · Emery County (77) · Grand County (64) · Wasatch County (58) · Piute County (56) · Iron County (50) · Millard County (22) · Uintah County (20) · Cache County (17) · Davis County (16) · Kane County (12) · Daggett County (12) · Wayne County (11) · Morgan County (10) · Sevier County (6) · Weber County (4) · Rich County (3) · Duchesne County (3)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead | Adamite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.161, -113.806 |
| Winkelman Group | Aluminum, Potassium | Alunite, Chalcopyrite, Torbernite | Past Producer | 38.494, -112.293 |
| Joseph Adit | Zinc, Lead | Anglesite | Occurrence | 39.859, -113.472 |
| Orient Mine | Copper, Gold | Anglesite | Past Producer | 39.843, -112.401 |
| Early Harvest Mine | Lead | Anglesite | Past Producer | 39.858, -113.470 |
| Cave Mine Group | Lead, Zinc, Tungsten | Anglesite, Argentite, Aurichalcite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.389, -112.927 |
| Copper Apex Tunnel | Copper, Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite | Producer | 40.619, -111.561 |
| Crystal-Elgin Inclines | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Anglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Producer | 40.620, -111.559 |
| Michigan-Utah Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Argentite, Calamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Jamesonite, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 40.599, -111.607 |
| Burgin No 1 and No 2 Shaft | Silver, Lead, Gold | Anglesite, Argentite, Cerussite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.950, -112.046 |
| Scottish Chief Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite | Producer | 40.623, -111.569 |
| Solitude Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wad | Past Producer | 40.604, -111.602 |
| Black Bess Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Argentite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Wad, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 40.599, -111.607 |
| Honorine Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Beudantite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite, Mimetite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.458, -112.345 |
| Utah Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Calamine, Cerargyrite, Covellite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Limonite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Willemite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 39.857, -113.456 |
| Emma Mine | Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Willemite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 39.853, -113.455 |
| Galena Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Limonite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Willemite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 39.857, -113.459 |
| Vulcan Mine | Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Covellite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.852, -113.454 |
| Eureka Hill | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Cerargyrite, Enargite, Limonite | Past Producer | 39.948, -112.123 |
| Silver King Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bindheimite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.632, -111.513 |
| Alliance Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Bindheimite, Cerussite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.626, -111.505 |
| Scottia Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Jamesonite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.841, -112.393 |
| Spiro Tunnel | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Anglesite, Bindheimite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.659, -111.518 |
| Crescent Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bindheimite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.627, -111.537 |
| Three Kings Shaft | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bindheimite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.649, -111.511 |
| North Lily Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Bismuthinite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tennantite | Past Producer | 39.959, -112.071 |
| Old Jordan Mine 1863 | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 40.510, -112.152 |
| Mascotte Tunnel | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 40.527, -112.097 |
| Trixie Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Hemimorphite, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite | Producer | 39.932, -112.067 |
| Yosemite Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.512, -112.114 |
| Butterfield S. Mines | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.506, -112.107 |
| Castro Gulch Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.499, -112.109 |
| Gemini | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Calamine, Covellite, Galena, Marcasite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 39.953, -112.125 |
| Tintic Standard Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Producer | 39.956, -112.062 |
| Eureka Bullion Mine | Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Malachite | Past Producer | 39.955, -112.073 |
| Gemini Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.962, -112.124 |
| Rube Gold Mine | Gold | Anglesite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.181, -113.811 |
| Sells Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Cerussite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.582, -111.647 |
| Humbug Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Cerussite, Galena | Past Producer | 39.944, -112.100 |
| New Baltimore Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Anglesite, Cerussite, Galena, Malachite, Mimetite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.136, -113.799 |
| Tintic District Standard Mine Main Shafts | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Anglesite, Cerussite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.956, -112.060 |
| Tintic District Standard Mine Number 1 | Silver, Lead, Gold | Anglesite, Cerussite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.952, -112.065 |
| Fortuna | Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 40.528, -112.130 |
| Silver Eagle | Silver, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcocite, Galena, Malachite | Past Producer | 41.479, -111.944 |
| Moscow Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Hemimorphite, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.343, -113.151 |
| Scottish Chief Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Silver | Past Producer | 40.623, -111.569 |
| Saints Rest Gulch Ne Mines | Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 40.509, -112.109 |
| Tecoma Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 41.248, -114.041 |
| Tecoma Hill No. 15 Mine | Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hemimorphite, Plumbojarosite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 41.247, -114.037 |
| Muerbrook Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.465, -112.344 |
| Comstock Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.623, -111.542 |
| Quincy Shaft | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.613, -111.509 |
| Daly West Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.615, -111.511 |
| Daly West & Daly Judge Area | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.616, -111.512 |
| Red Warrior Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.348, -113.149 |
| Resurrection Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 39.842, -112.397 |
| Monocco Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver | Anglesite, Chrysocolla | Producer | 40.092, -113.818 |
| Copper Mtn. Group | Copper, Iron | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite | Past Producer | 41.245, -114.016 |
| Wild Bill Mine | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Corkite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.379, -113.151 |
| Little Bell Mine | — | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Galena | Occurrence | 40.611, -111.509 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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