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Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
207 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
84 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
65 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
60 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
38 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
37 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Iron County (100) · Beaver County (25) · Salt Lake County (20) · Garfield County (13) · Kane County (11) · Tooele County (8) · Washington County (5) · Wasatch County (5) · Juab County (5) · Box Elder County (4) · Morgan County (2) · Piute County (2) · Millard County (2) · Cache County (1) · San Juan County (1) · Emery County (1) · Summit County (1) · Grand County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascotte Tunnel | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 40.527, -112.097 |
| Wild Bill Mine | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Corkite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.379, -113.151 |
| Harrington-Hickory Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Galena, Malachite, Rhodochrosite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 38.350, -113.101 |
| Reaper Claims | Tungsten | Apatite, Bertrandite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite | Producer | 40.116, -113.821 |
| Miller Scheelite Claims Mine | Beryllium | Apatite, Beryl, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Helvite, Magnetite, Sphalerite, Thulite | Past Producer | 38.361, -112.777 |
| Blackbird Ore Body | Iron | Apatite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 37.788, -113.183 |
| Mountain Lake Mine | Copper, Iron | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.584, -111.585 |
| Great Western Prospect | Copper, Iron, Gold | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.599, -111.574 |
| West Park Mine | Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite | Past Producer | 40.574, -111.574 |
| Green Monster Mine | Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite | Past Producer | 40.573, -111.579 |
| Alta Consolidated Mine | Lead, Silver | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 40.596, -111.621 |
| Horn Silver Mine | Silver, Lead | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wurtzite | Past Producer | 38.450, -113.267 |
| 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 |
| Steamboat Tunnel | Iron, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 40.573, -111.581 |
| Relief Shaft | Copper, Iron | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 40.583, -111.583 |
| Blowout Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.617, -113.381 |
| Creole Mine | Copper, Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.263, -112.888 |
| Bromide Basin Mine | Silver, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Quartz | Past Producer | 38.067, -110.793 |
| 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 |
| Undine Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Limonite, Magnetite, Nontronite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 40.146, -113.824 |
| Gold Leaf Claim | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 38.356, -113.106 |
| Crescent Creek Adit | Gold, Silver, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Copper | Past Producer | 38.066, -110.795 |
| South Bromide Basin | — | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | 38.064, -110.792 |
| Iron King Mine | Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.839, -112.408 |
| Bingham Tunnel #2 | Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 40.541, -112.100 |
| Kentucky-Utah Adit | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.625, -111.603 |
| Crypto Mineral Deposit | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 39.862, -113.468 |
| Hub Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.339, -113.153 |
| Queen of the West Mine | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 40.923, -111.728 |
| Bromide Crosscut | Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.067, -110.790 |
| Dolphin and Carioca Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.600, -111.596 |
| New York Tunnel | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 40.606, -111.592 |
| Old Evergreen Drain Tunnel | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 40.609, -111.588 |
| Alta-Helena Tunnel | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.588, -111.609 |
| Old Hickory Mine | Iron, Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.450, -113.067 |
| Emma Prospect | — | Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 37.432, -113.974 |
| Squaw Gulch Pit | — | Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 38.463, -113.286 |
| Desert Mound | Iron | Cinnabar, Cuprite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 37.707, -113.271 |
| Dog Valley Prospects | Mercury, Silver | Cinnabar, Fluorite, Magnetite, Metacinnabar | Occurrence | 38.095, -112.411 |
| Kimble - Turner | Gold | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 38.063, -110.786 |
| Pinto Mine | Iron | Galena, Hematite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 37.619, -113.395 |
| Black Jack | Silver | Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrolusite, Silver | Past Producer | 39.926, -112.113 |
| Consolidated Lela Prospect | — | Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 40.500, -112.679 |
| Copper Queen Prospects | Copper | Goethite, Magnetite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.594, -111.478 |
| Crescent Creek, Imperial and North Wash Placers | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 38.098, -110.546 |
| Hite | Gold | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | 37.814, -110.456 |
| Gold Coin | Gold | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | 37.592, -110.598 |
| Smith Mine | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 37.741, -113.198 |
| Pioche Mines | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 37.733, -113.236 |
| Eclipse Mine | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Producer | 37.732, -113.243 |
| Vermillion Mine | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 37.732, -113.241 |
| Little Mormon Ore Body | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Producer | 37.729, -113.231 |
| Corry Fissure Veins | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 37.736, -113.182 |
| Jeanette Mine | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 37.710, -113.242 |
| Lindsay Hill Mine-South Ore Body | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 37.720, -113.230 |
| Wall Street Fissure Vein | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 37.715, -113.246 |
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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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