The American Fork District is a gold mine located in Utah county, Utah.
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American Fork District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Fork District
Secondary: Miller Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: AMERICAN FORK DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT BODIES, FISSURE VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: N-TRENDING FOLD AXIS
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H. AND BERGENDAHL, M. H. 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C. AND BUTLER, B. S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 201, 152P.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.
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