Gold Hill, Utah facts for kids
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Gold Hill
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Gold Hill, Utah, September 2007
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 Gold Hill
Location in Utah
Gold Hill
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Tooele |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Named for | The presence of gold in the nearby hills |
| Elevation | 5,298 ft (1,615 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1428231 |
Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in far western Tooele County, Utah, United States, located near the Nevada state line.
Gold Hill Mine
Originally called the Western Utah Mine, Gold Hill Mine was created in the 1890s, and expanded with the arrival of the railroad in 1917. Mining ended in 1925, when the market for arsenic collapsed. The mine will likely be permanently closed in the near future. According to a United States Geological Survey (USGS) report published in 1935, the property was owned at the time by Western Utah Copper Company. The mine produced over half of the total of 33,960 tons of ore valued at $705,957 from the entire district.
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