Tintic Mining District
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Tintic Mining District is a historic mining area in central Utah known for its rich deposits of silver, lead, gold, and other minerals that spurred significant economic development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic mining district
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of railroad infrastructure in central Utah
ⓘ
growth of Eureka, Utah as a mining town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentType | underground mining ⓘ |
| discovered | 1869 ⓘ |
| economicImpact | spurred regional economic development in Utah ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
carbonate replacement deposits
ⓘ
epithermal veins ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
abandoned mine lands
ⓘ
mine waste and tailings ⓘ |
| hasMiningCamp |
Diamond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eureka NERFINISHED ⓘ Knightville NERFINISHED ⓘ Mammoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-grade silver-lead ores
ⓘ
rich polymetallic ore deposits ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| listedIn | Utah historic mining records ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Utah
ⓘ
central Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Juab County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chief Tintic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Eureka, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mammoth, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver City, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
oxidized ores
ⓘ
sulfide ores ⓘ |
| organized | 1870 ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Tintic Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic mining regions of the American West ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantCommodity |
copper
ⓘ
fluorspar ⓘ gold ⓘ iron ⓘ lead ⓘ manganese ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | circa 1870–1930 ⓘ |
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