The Prince of Wales Mine is a mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 9,875 feet.
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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: 9,875 Feet (3,010 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.6042, -111.61580
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Prince of Wales Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prince of Wales Mine
Secondary: Alta Tunnel Lease
Secondary: Highland Chief Mine
Secondary: Antelope and Wandering Boy
Secondary: Annie Tunnel
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood District
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: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Walker Bank And Trust Salt Lake City
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1872
Discovery Year: 1870
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
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CAN FORK DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 201 PP. 114-115
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943, GEOLGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF COTTON-
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., IN PREPARATION, MINERAL RESOURCES OF BIG COTTON
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