Hard-rock mining ghost town in the Oquirrh Mountains of Tooele County, noted as the site of the first successful commercial cyanide gold process in the United States (1891). Twice a boom camp (as Lewiston, then Mercur), it peaked near the turn of the twentieth century before fire, ore exhaustion, and later open-pit reworking left little public fabric near reclaimed mine ground. Stay on public rights-of-way and off fenced reclamation.
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| Region | Tooele County, UT |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.3208, -112.2122 |
| ARPA | Artifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place. |
| County | Tooele |
| Also known as | Lewiston (1870s camp) |
| Notable | First U.S. cyanide gold mill success (1891) |
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