TREASURE HOUSE RELICS Project
Golden Gate Mine
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Hoist house, ore bins, dumps and surface workings of the Golden Gate Mine c.1898 -  THRP - Winegar Collection
 

Location data

QUICK LOCATION PATH: Utah / Tooele County / Camp Floyd District / Mercur or Lewiston Canyon / Mercur

 
Approximate GPS Location:

40.19.340 N - 112.12.306 W  (topo) 

 

Approximate Elevation:

6963'  (topo) 

 

30 x 60 Minute Map:

RUSH VALLEY, UTAH

 

7.5 Minute Map:

MERCUR, UTAH

 

Brief history

The Golden Gate Mine was one of the smaller producers in the early days of the Mercur boom. All that would change as rich ore bodies were found. The mine would become one of the biggest, if not the biggest, in the district. The mine is more famous for the huge mill that was built to process all that precious ore. The mine was also served by the Salt Lake and Mercur (Union Pacific) Railroad. (More coming)

Getting there

Mercur Canyon is closed to access at this time. The site of the original mine no longer exists. The land was open pit mined by Barrick-Mercur and other companies and is now in the process of being reclaimed. Once the reclaimation work is complete, it is not known if the old site will be marked or identified in any way.

What remains

Nothing. 

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