Yankee Headframe

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Yankee Headframe
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Nearest city Eureka, Utah
Coordinates 39°56′52″N112°5′49″W / 39.94778°N 112.09694°W / 39.94778; -112.09694 Coordinates: 39°56′52″N112°5′49″W / 39.94778°N 112.09694°W / 39.94778; -112.09694
Arealess than one acre
MPS Tintic Mining District MRA
NRHP reference No. 79003484 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1979

The Yankee Headframe is a mine headframe near Eureka, Utah that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Yankee Consolidated mine was part of the Tintic Mining District in the 1890s, in which Jesse Knight achieved riches. [2] It was later owned by Anaconda Copper.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yankee Headframe". National Park Service. and accompanying photos