Summit County, Utah has 1,442 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 267 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 1,442 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 25 active mining claims
- 1,417 closed mining claims
- 267 USGS records of mines in Summit County, Utah.
- Lead , Silver , Copper , Zinc , and Gold mines located in Summit County, Utah. See All
Mines Summary
in Summit County, Utah
- 267 Total
- 55 Occurrences
- 13 Prospects
- 199 Producers
Summit County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Summit.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Summit County, Utah has 1,442 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 1.73% are active while 98.27% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 1,442 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 25 records of active mining claims
- 1,417 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Summit
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 1417 |
| Other | 25 |
Summit County, Utah Mining Image Gallery
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Union Fuel Co. Mine Wegemann, C.H. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
Coal prospect pit, 1914 Schultz, A.R. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
Coal prospect pit, 1914 Schultz, A.R. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
Daly Judge, Daly West mines, 1902 Boutwell, J.M. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
Daly West Mine, 1902 Boutwell, J.M. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
Silver King Mine, 1905 Boutwell, J.M. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Summit has 267 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Summit mines are Lead , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 55 mines in Summit were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Summit has 13 prospect mines.2 199 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 267 records of mines in Summit County, Utah.
- 13 records of prospects
- 55 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 199 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Summit
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 199 |
| Occurrences | 55 |
| Other | 13 |
Top Commodities
in Summit County, Utah
- Lead (277)
- Silver (258)
- Copper (223)
- Zinc (212)
- Gold (201)
- Iron (46)
- Manganese (35)
- Molybdenum (13)
- Antimony (11)
- Fluorine-Fluorite (5)
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Summit County, Utah
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Wasatch National Forest
National Forests
985
21
964
591.88
8
0
6
0
2
Uinta National Forest
National Forests
68
0
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ashley National Forest
National Forests
17
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
High Uintas Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Summit County, Utah
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Woodland Area
Utah
69
11
58
226.6
6
0
4
0
2
Beaver Creek Area
Utah
50
7
43
163.95
4
0
1
0
3
Birch Creek Area
Utah
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
Big Cottonwood Mining District
Utah
11
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
Park City Mining District
Utah
6
0
6
0
114
2
20
0
92
Little Cottonwood Mining District
Utah
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Owners
in Summit County, Utah
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Utelite Co.
Coalville
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
31
4
27
80
Lominco Ltd.
Berthoud
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
1
1
0
20.66
Odies Inc.
Kearns
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
55
0
55
0
Denison Mines
Denver
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
52
0
52
0
Continental Lime Inc.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
40
0
40
0
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Summit County, Utah
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Park City
Summit
Utah
2,316
96
2,220
1,865.33
453
21
121
0
311
Wanship
Summit
Utah
2,027
93
1,934
1,799.39
401
20
90
0
291
Peoa
Summit
Utah
1,832
86
1,746
1,658.73
398
22
87
0
289
Snyderville
Summit
Utah
1,964
84
1,880
1,618.07
458
21
125
0
312
Summit Park
Summit
Utah
1,956
83
1,873
1,574.11
468
21
134
1
312
Francis
Summit
Utah
1,805
76
1,729
1,488.42
322
17
68
0
237
Kamas
Summit
Utah
1,732
76
1,656
1,488.42
310
16
67
0
227
Marion
Summit
Utah
1,589
74
1,515
1,447.10
278
16
53
0
209
Oakley
Summit
Utah
1,555
74
1,481
1,447.10
305
16
70
0
219
Woodland
Summit
Utah
1,796
72
1,724
1,405.78
202
8
41
0
153
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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