East Tintic Mountains Explained

East Tintic Mountains
Mountain Type:Mountain Range
Photo Size:295
Country:United States
Subdivision1:Utah
Subdivision3 Type:Counties
Settlement:Eureka, Utah
Topo Map:Boulter Peak, Allens Ranch,
Tintic Junction, Eureka, Tintic Mountain
and Furner Ridge 7.5 minute maps
Topo Maker:USGS
Highest:Boulter Peak
Elevation Ft:8308
Coordinates:40.0036°N -112.1972°W
Map:USA Utah
Map Size:220

The East Tintic Mountains are a mountain range in central Juab, Utah, and Tooele counties in Utah, United States on the east margin of the Great Basin just west of the Wasatch Front about south-southeast of Salt Lake City. The community of Eureka is an old mining town near the center of the range. U.S. Route 6 Passes through the central part of the range and through Eureka.

The Tintic Mining District is located in the central part of the range. The district was an important producer of silver, gold and base metals during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The mountain range, Tintic Valley, and the mining district are named after Chief Tintic of the Goshute.[1] [2] [3] The Tintic Smelter Site, the Sunbeam Mine, and the Silver City Cemetery, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, preserve some remnants of the district.

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  1. Shepard, W. M., H. t. Morris and D. R. Cook, Geology and Ore Deposits of the East Tintic Mining District, Utah, in Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, John D. Ridge, editor, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1968, pp 941-965
  2. Book: Morris . Hal . Ridge . John . The Main Tintic Mining District, Utah, in Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967 . 1968 . The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum engineers, Inc. . New York . 1043–1073.
  3. Web site: Lindgren . Waldemar . Loughlin . G.F. . GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS · OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS Professional paper 107 . USGS . 3 July 2020 . Washington . 1919.