The West Mountain Placer is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.555, -112.12583
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West Mountain Placer MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: West Mountain Placer
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Gold
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Utah 
                                                County: Salt Lake 
                                                District: Bingham  District 
                    
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
                            Record Type: Site
                Operation Category: Occurrence
                Deposit Type: Placer
                Operation Type: Unknown
                Years of Production: 
                Organization: 
                Significant: N
           
        
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
    
                    Name: Gravel
                    Role: Host
                    Age Type: Host Rock
                    Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
                                    
                Analytical Data: AVERAGE $.08 - .10/PAN
            
                    
Materials
                                       
                    Ore: Gold 
                        
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS BEING DUG UP
Comment (Workings): FOUR SHAFTS WITH DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): SHAFTS & DRIFTS ON THE BASAL GRAVEL
References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38, P. 358-359. 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-01-1958 
                                                                
            
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