The Scottish Chief is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 9,760 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,760 Feet (2,975 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.6228, -111.56860
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Scottish Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scottish Chief
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
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): 03-13-1958 CONSV DIV COMP
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1135-B PL3
Reference (Deposit): 1904 USGS BULL 260 P151
Reference (Deposit): 1943 USGS PROF PAPER 201 P112
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 77 P224-225
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