Tintic — JUAB County

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Tintic — JUAB County

Gold Mining Site UT • JUAB County County
Description
This district produced almost 3 million ounces of gold as a by product of the load mines. The principal mines were the Chief, Centennial, Eureka, Mammoth, Gemini, Eureka Hill, Iron Blossom, Tintic Standard, North Lilly, and Eureka Lilly. Below the mines there is a potential for placer deposits.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: juab_ut.shtml. Area: Tintic. Map coordinates refined from text (area: "Tintic, JUAB County, Utah, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. This district produced almost 3 million ounces of gold as a by product of the load mines. The principal mines were the Chief, Centennial, Eureka, Mammoth, Gemini, Eureka Hill, Iron Blossom, Tintic Standard, North Lilly, and Eureka Lilly. Below the mines there is a potential for placer deposits.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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