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.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
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.
The Tintic quartzite is named after the Tintic Mountains, where exposures of the formation occur.Geologic Unit: Tintic, National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary. USGS.
See also
List of mountains in Utah Silver City, Utah
References
Further reading (1994) "Mining" article in the Utah History Encyclopedia. The article was written by Philip F. Notarianni and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023, and retrieved on October 2, 2024.
External links
Boulter Peak, (range center coordinates, listofjohn.com), Photo and Topo Map of peak