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Found alongside
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
83 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
34 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
32 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
23 sites
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
21 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
20 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
San Juan County (27) · Tooele County (17) · Beaver County (11) · Grand County (7) · Salt Lake County (6) · Juab County (3) · Millard County (2) · Morgan County (2) · Wasatch County (2) · Box Elder County (2) · Washington County (2) · Uintah County (1) · Garfield 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 |
| Castro Gulch Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.499, -112.109 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maria Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.453, -113.069 |
| Parco Mines | Uranium | Carnotite, Coffinite, Mica, Pascoite, Tyuyamunite | Past Producer | 38.837, -109.532 |
| Chess Ridge 1 | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Malachite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.469, -109.315 |
| Dream Mine | Uranium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 37.892, -111.028 |
| Yellow Circle Group | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Producer | 38.399, -109.367 |
| Mc Gee Mine | Uranium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.347, -109.382 |
| Chess Ridge #3 | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.469, -109.321 |
| Canary Prospect | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.427, -109.313 |
| Al Rogers | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.482, -109.349 |
| Hatchet #3 | — | Carnotite, Mica | Occurrence | 38.464, -109.306 |
| Aec Group # 3 | — | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.833, -109.529 |
| Weekend #1 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.487, -109.342 |
| Fault #1 Prospect | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.414, -109.355 |
| Last Chance Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.371, -109.422 |
| Aec Group 1 | — | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.834, -109.525 |
| Paris # 25 | — | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.841, -109.529 |
| Buckskin #1 | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.476, -109.305 |
| Hattie | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.462, -109.384 |
| Buster Group | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Producer | 38.419, -109.411 |
| Snowflake Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.419, -109.397 |
| Dip Prospect | — | Carnotite, Mica | Occurrence | 38.363, -109.413 |
| Pot 5 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.109, -109.214 |
| Stateline | Uranium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.069, -109.253 |
| San Juan Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Producer | 38.319, -109.389 |
| Lookout Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.022, -109.403 |
| Red Devil | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.432, -109.282 |
| Hidden Log | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.416, -109.374 |
| Sunnyside Mine | Vanadium, Uranium | Carnotite, Mica | Past Producer | 38.320, -109.390 |
| North Cloud # 1 | — | Carnotite, Mica | Occurrence | 38.541, -109.358 |
| Little Pittsburg Mine | — | Carnotite, Mica, Roscoelite | Past Producer | 38.834, -109.514 |
| Freeda #2 Mile | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica, Tyuyamunite | Past Producer | 38.460, -109.400 |
| Valley View Mine | — | Carnotite, Mica, Tyuyamunite | Past Producer | 38.557, -109.320 |
| Frisco Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica, Tyuyamunite | Past Producer | 38.054, -109.238 |
| Bonanza Group | Uranium, Vanadium | Carnotite, Mica, Uraninite | Past Producer | 38.069, -109.271 |
| Gold Bond Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Danburite, Malachite | Past Producer | 40.134, -113.823 |
| Undine Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Limonite, Magnetite, Nontronite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 40.146, -113.824 |
| Reaper Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 40.115, -113.822 |
| 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 |
| Old Moscow | Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.345, -113.144 |
| Centennial-Enterprise Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.118, -113.833 |
| Reber Wash Prospects | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 37.118, -113.952 |
| Reber Wash Prospects | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 37.118, -113.952 |
| Unknown Mine | Iron, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.573, -112.811 |
| Yellow Hammer North Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 40.120, -113.826 |
| Desert Flower No. 1 Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 41.206, -113.365 |
| Rebel Mine | Zinc, Lead | Galena, Hemimorphite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 38.394, -113.103 |
| Butterfield Canyon Mines | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.508, -112.103 |
| Desert Queen | — | Gilsonite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.018, -109.653 |
| Copper Mountain Mine | Copper | Hematite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.547, -113.085 |
| Red Mesa Copper Pit | — | Malachite | Past Producer | 37.027, -109.391 |
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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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