Willow Springs District — Tooele County

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Willow Springs District — Tooele County

Gold Mining Site UT • Tooele County County
Description
The Willow Springs District in the far southwest corner of the county in the south part of the Deep Creek Range had a total production of 11,650 ounces of gold. Many mines in the area.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: tooele_ut.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Willow Springs District. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. The Willow Springs District in the far southwest corner of the county in the south part of the Deep Creek Range had a total production of 11,650 ounces of gold. Many mines in the area.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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