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Found alongside
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
122 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
74 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
60 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
51 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
50 sites
Scheelite
Mohs 4.5–5. Tungsten mineral that glows blue-white under shortwave UV. Mindat
50 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Tooele County (33) · Beaver County (32) · Salt Lake County (18) · Box Elder County (12) · Millard County (7) · San Juan County (5) · Summit County (4) · Juab County (4) · Daggett County (1) · Garfield County (1) · Uintah County (1) · Utah County (1) · Kane County (1) · Sevier County (1) · Piute County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Chief Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite | Producer | 40.623, -111.569 |
| Mascotte Tunnel | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 40.527, -112.097 |
| Castro Gulch Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.499, -112.109 |
| Scottish Chief Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Silver | Past Producer | 40.623, -111.569 |
| Wild Bill Mine | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Corkite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.379, -113.151 |
| Lady Bryan Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Iron | Anglesite, Fluorite, Limonite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.335, -113.156 |
| Estelle Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Anglesite, Galena | Past Producer | 38.354, -113.099 |
| Harrington-Hickory Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Galena, Malachite, Rhodochrosite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 38.350, -113.101 |
| Mountain Lake Mine | Copper, Iron | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.584, -111.585 |
| Lucy L Mine | Gold, Tungsten | Axinite, Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Zoisite | Past Producer | 40.139, -113.824 |
| Bingham Open Pit Mine | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pentlandite, Platinum, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Magnetite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite | Producer | 40.521, -112.146 |
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Copper | Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Gold, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.455, -113.077 |
| Bwana Ore Body | Copper | Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Grossularite, Muscovite, Powellite, Scheelite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 38.453, -113.074 |
| Newfoundland Copper Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcanthite, Malachite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 41.256, -113.331 |
| Alvarado Mine | Silver, Gold | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 40.167, -113.814 |
| Copperopolis Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.157, -113.801 |
| Frankie Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 40.140, -113.828 |
| Relief Shaft | Copper, Iron | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 40.583, -111.583 |
| Creole Mine | Copper, Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.263, -112.888 |
| Big Cottonwood Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.583, -111.585 |
| Maria Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.453, -113.069 |
| Doctor Claim Mine | Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.115, -113.830 |
| Ophir Hill Consolidated Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Plumbojarosite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wad, Wolframite | Past Producer | 40.374, -112.262 |
| U.S. Mine | Arsenic | Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.157, -113.829 |
| North Star Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper | Cerussite, Enargite, Galena | Past Producer | 39.921, -112.107 |
| Cane Springs Mine | Gold, Silver | Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite | Past Producer | 40.163, -113.839 |
| Wabash Property | Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 40.619, -111.490 |
| Trinity Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 38.516, -112.260 |
| Copper Blossum | Copper, Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 41.055, -113.771 |
| Undine Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Limonite, Magnetite, Nontronite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 40.146, -113.824 |
| Yellow Hammer Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.117, -113.828 |
| Bingham Tunnel #2 | Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 40.541, -112.100 |
| Star Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.531, -112.195 |
| Blue Bell Prospect | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.077, -113.264 |
| Carr Fork Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Molybdenite, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.531, -112.191 |
| Argentine Shaft | Copper, Gold, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 40.511, -112.182 |
| Apex-Delaware Group Mines | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.523, -112.171 |
| Washington | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 38.458, -113.300 |
| Maud S. Mine | Lead, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 38.360, -113.099 |
| Last Dime Claim Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Limonite | Occurrence | 40.158, -113.833 |
| Unknown Mine | Iron, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.573, -112.811 |
| Electric Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.088, -113.776 |
| Alta-Helena Tunnel | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.588, -111.609 |
| Taylor South | — | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 41.112, -113.756 |
| Taylor Central | — | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 41.115, -113.759 |
| Midas Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Wollastonite | Past Producer | 40.070, -113.808 |
| Desert Flower No. 1 Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 41.206, -113.365 |
| Copper Hill Deposit Prospect | Copper, Lead | Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 40.162, -113.864 |
| Imperial Deposit Prospect | — | Chrysocolla, Jarosite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.170, -113.839 |
| E.H.B. Lode Deposit | Tungsten | Chrysocolla, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.195, -113.854 |
| Murphy-Lucky Strike Prospects | Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic | Conichalcite, Tenorite | Occurrence | 40.171, -113.813 |
| Venice Tunnel | Lead | Galena | Past Producer | 40.525, -112.175 |
| Maxfield Mine | Silver, Lead | Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 40.642, -111.685 |
| Rebel Mine | Zinc, Lead | Galena, Hemimorphite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 38.394, -113.103 |
| Gold Star Prospect | — | Galena, Iron | Occurrence | 40.097, -112.669 |
| Unknown Incline | Copper | Galena, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.455, -113.310 |
| Jupiter Mine | Lead, Silver | Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.613, -111.547 |
| Unknown Adit | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Plumbojarosite | Past Producer | 38.260, -112.888 |
| Treasure Hill Mines Co. | Zinc, Lead | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.391, -112.271 |
| Newman and Afton Groups Mines | Zinc | Galena, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.642, -111.677 |
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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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