The Independence is a silver and gold mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,320 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: 7,320 Feet (2,231 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.0031, -114.02310
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Independence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ING 1975
Reference (Deposit): MINING DIST. IRON CO UT UGMS UT GEOL VOL 2 NO 1 P27-47 SPR
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON KC AND PERRY LI 1975 RECONNAISSANCE STUDY STATELINE
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