Gold Hill — Rockhounding in Tooele County, Utah
Gold Hill is one of Utah's most mineralogically varied old districts, with arsenic, gold, copper, lead, silver, tungsten, and zinc production tied to skarn, vein, and replacement deposits. UGS identifies it as Utah's leading historical producer of tungsten and arsenic, and Mindat records a broad suite of collectible secondary copper, lead, and zinc minerals around the district. Reported finds include azurite, cerussite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Gold Hill photos
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Map showing Gold Hill in Tooele County, Utah
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Tooele County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest road
- East First Avenue
- Coordinates
- 40.18129, -113.81019
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Sources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- BLM Utah — Rockhounding overview
- Utah Geological Survey — collecting guidelines
- SITLA — surface use rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Gold Hill
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- AzuriteEncyclopedia →
- CerussiteEncyclopedia →
- ChalcopyriteEncyclopedia →
- ChloriteEncyclopedia →
- ChrysocollaEncyclopedia →
- GalenaEncyclopedia →
- GoldEncyclopedia →
- GypsumEncyclopedia →
- JarositeEncyclopedia →
- MalachiteEncyclopedia →
- OpalEncyclopedia →
- PyriteEncyclopedia →
- SideriteEncyclopedia →
- SphaleriteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Gold Hill.
- Clifton mining districtTooele County, Utah · 1 mi awayAgate, Azurite, Dolomite
- Dutch MountainTooele County, Utah · 4 mi awayAugite, Azurite, Cerussite
- Ibapah MountainsTooele County, Utah · 19 mi awayAquamarine, Barite, Beryl
- Ibapah PeakJuab County, Utah · 25 mi awayBeryl
- Goshute ReservationJuab County, Utah · 26 mi awayBeryl, Muscovite, Quartz
- Deep Creek MountainsJuab County, Utah · 27 mi awayBeryl, Fluorite, Scheelite
- Fish SpringsJuab County, Utah · 30 mi awayGold, Lead, Silver
- Dugway mining districtTooele County, Utah · 35 mi awayAgate, Amethyst, Apatite
Across the state line from Gold Hill
Gold Hill is close enough to the Utah border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
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