Silver City

Silver City

Silver City is at the south end of the Tintic Mining Distric and there are many dumps in the area. Many minerals can be found in this once bustling mining area. You can find pyrite, malachite, azurite, quartz, chrysocolla and many others. At one time minerals like gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper were mined here. Silver City has a large area for collecting, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time to search different sites. Mines to the south can have different minerals than mines to the north. Better minerals are typically found buried within the dump sites or in less accessible areas. Remember to be careful walking into any mines. Some of them are very old so they could collapse.


To get to Silver City go south on Highway 6 about 1 1/5 miles from where highway 36 intersects. At that point there is a sign that designates the turnoff to Silver City, head east. Continue about a mile until you reach a fork in the road. Either direction will lead you to a dump site.

Treasures Found:
Silver
Gold
Pyrite
Malachite
Quartz

GPS Stats (approx):

North Latitude- 39° 55.03’
West Longitude- 112° 06.25’