Where to Find Cerussite in Utah
Cerussite is the oxidized lead carbonate that caps most of Utah's old lead-silver workings. The Mammoth, Centennial Eureka, and Bullion-Beck mines in the Tintic district produced reticulated, sixling, and tabular cerussite crystals on limonite matrix, and the dumps still yield collectable material. The Horn Silver mine at Frisco in Beaver County is the second classic locality, with snowflake-like cerussite aggregates often associated with anglesite and silver halides. Smaller showings in the San Francisco district and the Gold Hill area carry similar oxidation suites. Cerussite is brittle and the better crystals are easily snapped, so wrap them individually in the field.
Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.
Every cerussite spot we track in Utah
Best spotGold HillTooele County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite +11
AltaSalt Lake County, UtahPublic access · Apatite, Biotite, Barite +14- Dugway mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Agate, Amethyst, Apatite +12
- Lincoln GulchBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Amethyst, Azurite, Calcite +12
- Park City mining districtSummit County, UtahPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Chlorite +12
- Vipont MineBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Copper +12
Big Indian WashSan Juan County, UtahCheck locally · Coffinite, Doloresite, Uraninite +11- Bullion CanyonPiute County, UtahCheck locally · Azurite, Barite, Cerussite +11
- Desert MountainJuab County, UtahPublic access · Antlerite, Bornite, Fluorite +11
- Pilot RangeBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Alunite, Azurite, Barite +11
- Star RangeBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Bismutite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite +11
- Big Cottonwood mining districtSalt Lake County, UtahPublic access · Actinolite, Barite, Orthoclase +10
- Tintic MountainsJuab County, UtahPublic access · Pyrolusite, Siderite, Cerussite +10
- Bradshaw MountainsBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Amethyst, Tourmaline, Tremolite +8
- Copper Globe and other mines in San Rafael districtEmery County, UtahPublic access · Anglesite, Azurite, Cerussite +8
- East Erickson mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Galena, Pyrite, Quartz +8
- Fish SpringsJuab County, UtahPublic access · Gold, Lead, Silver +8
- Wah Wah MountainsBeaver County, UtahPermission required · Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite +8
- Promontory MountainsBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Cerussite, Bornite, Calamine +6
- Carbonate Gem MinesSalt Lake County, UtahPublic access · Anglesite, Barite, Cerussite +5
- Silver Island MountainsTooele County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Barite, Cerussite +4
- Dutch MountainTooele County, UtahPublic access · Augite, Azurite, Cerussite +3
- Little Bear RiverCache County, UtahPublic access · Anglesite, Azurite, Cerussite +2
- Swan CreekRich County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Barite, Cerussite +2
- La Plata area claims and minesWeber County, UtahPublic access · Galena, Malachite, Cerussite +1
- Stansbury MountainsTooele County, UtahPermission required · Cerussite, Galena, Gold +1
- Lakeside MountainsTooele County, UtahPublic access · Anglesite, Cerussite, Galena
- Topliff HillTooele County, UtahPublic access · Cerussite, Malachite, Pyrite
- SmithfieldCache County, UtahPublic access · Cerussite, Smithsonite
Standout cerussite spots in Utah
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Best counties for cerussite in Utah
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Before you go
Read the cerussite identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Cerussite in the encyclopedia.
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