Beaver County Gold Locations

Sun shading (lidar)

Adjust simulated sun direction on the lidar hillshade. Azimuth = compass bearing of the light (0° north, 90° east). Altitude = height above the horizon (low = long shadows).

Historical map overlays

USGS scanned historical topographic maps. Enable an overlay and adjust its opacity. Works in 2D and 3D.

Sun azimuth: 315°   Sun altitude: 45°   Z factor: 1   Lidar opacity: 1
center: —   mouse: —   zoom: —

Beaver County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site UT • Beaver County County
Description
From the time gold was discovered in 1860 until present day, Beaver County has produced some 56,000 ounces of gold. Mostly as a by product of other base metal operations. Milford Area In the San Francisco Mountains, near Milford, there were many old silver, copper and lead mines that produced a by product of gold. If you go west of Milford by 24 miles on Route 21 to the old ghost town of Frisco, in the San Francisco Mountains, you will be in the San Francisco District which produced around 22...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: beaver_ut.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. From the time gold was discovered in 1860 until present day, Beaver County has produced some 56,000 ounces of gold. Mostly as a by product of other base metal operations. Milford Area In the San Francisco Mountains, near Milford, there were many old silver, copper and lead mines that produced a by product of gold. If you go west of Milford by 24 miles on Route 21 to the old ghost town of Frisco, in the San Francisco Mountains, you will be in the San Francisco District which produced around 22,00 ounces of gold to 1917. The Horn Silver Mine was discovered in 1876 and produced 60% of the gold in the county. For about 10 years this was the most successful gold and silver mine in Utah.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

Take Add Data / Take Notes

Log in or create an account to save private field notes for this location. Your notes are only visible to you.

Forgot password?
or

Enter your email and we'll send you a link to reset your password.

Back to log in
or