Surprise Shaft

Gold occurrence · Tooele County, Utah

OccurrenceGoldUSGS MRDS

Location

StateUtah
CountyTooele
Coordinates40.31133, -112.20330

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Deposit TypeReplacement
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10041784
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Eagle Hill Mine0.3 miClayPast Producer
Mercur Canyon Prospect0.4 miGoldOccurrence
Mercur0.5 miGoldPlant
Camp Floyd Clay Pits0.5 miClayProducer
Manning Canyon Prospect #10.6 miMercury, GoldOccurrence
Mercur Mine0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Sacramento Mine0.6 miMercury, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Camp Floyd District (Mercur)0.6 miGoldProducer
Mercur Mines0.6 miGold, ArsenicPast Producer
Ingersoll Mine0.8 miGold, SilverPast Producer
Golden Gate Mine0.8 miGold, MercuryPast Producer
Manning Canyon Mine #30.8 miGoldPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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