Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Tintic Smelter Site, located off U.S. Route 6 near Silver City, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).”
Wikipedia article Tintic Smelter Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Juab County · listed in 1979 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Tintic Smelter Site between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,703 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 260 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | WATERWELL |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GREAT EASTERN |
| 20 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JUNCTION TREE |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | HERD |
| 10 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | DAGMAR |
| 1 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Richfield Field Office | LONESOME PINE |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TINK STANDARD 2 |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | MACINTYRE RANCH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 372 workings within 5 miles of Tintic Smelter Site: 206 past producers, 141 occurrences, 15 producers, 9 prospects. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Lead, Silver, Silver, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Beck Tunnel Consolidated Mining Co | Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Black Dragon | Gold, Silver, Clay | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Black Jack | Silver, Iron, Manganese, Gold | Past Producer | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Boss Tweed Mine | Copper, Bismuth, Silver, Gold, Antimony, Lead, Arsenic | Prospect | Replacement | |
| Brooklyn and Wedgewood Group | Manganese, Clay, Iron | Occurrence | Surface/Underground | |
| Bullion-Beck | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Carisa Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Carisa Workings | Silver, Copper, Gold, Cadmium, Zinc | Occurrence | 1875 | |
| Centennial Eureka | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Vanadium, Uranium, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eureka, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2005: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Measured by Tintic HS AWS sensor |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Silver City Cemetery | 1.1 miles | 1979 |
| Eagle and Blue Bell Mine | 1.2 miles | 1979 | |
| Sunbeam Mine | 1.4 miles | 1979 | |
| Eureka Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1979 | |
| Fitch Cemetery | 1.5 miles | 1979 | |
 | Mammoth Historic District | 1.7 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003472 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Juab County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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