The American Flag Shaft is a gold mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,100 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: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.6286, -111.49970
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American Flag Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Flag Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
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): SURVEY BULL 76 P 35
Reference (Deposit): 1967 UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 84 P 31
Reference (Deposit): SYLVIA GN 1970 A DIRECTORY OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF UTAH
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK KC 1966 MINERALS OF UTAH UTAH GEOLOGY AND MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT UTAH USGS PROF PAPER 77 P 1 230
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL JM 1912 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PARK CITY
Reference (Deposit): USGS 1955 PARK CITY EAST 7-5 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
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