The Wabash Shaft is a copper mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,878 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: 8,878 Feet (2,706 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.6186, -111.48940
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Wabash Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wabash Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silver
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
Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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): BULLOCK KC 1966 MINERALS OF UTAH UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY BULL 76 P 36
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL JM 1912 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PARK CITY
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT UTAH USGS PROF PAPER 77 230 P
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