The Flagstaff Mine is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 9,570 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 9,570 Feet (2,917 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.59722, -111.63667
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Flagstaff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Flagstaff Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mineral Veins Coalition Co.
Production
Year: 1874
Mined: 3144.000 mt
Description: Ap_Grade: ^3,521 Tons Ag Bearing Pb Metal With Value $207.25/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On North Flank Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Alta Thrust Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): CONSIST OF FLAGSTAFF TUNNEL, FLAGSTAFF SHAFT AND EXTENSIVE DRIFTS. TOM MOORE TUNNEL AND BURNSWOOD TUNNEL WERE LATER DEVELOPMENTS
Comment (Geology): OPHIR FM. ALSO ENCOUNTERED IN WORKINGS
Comment (Production): TOTAL VALUE OF METAL PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1880 IS ESTIMATED AT $4,550,000
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH. USGS PP 201, PG. 120-121.
Reference (Production): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., P. 120-121.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
