The Unknown Limestone Mine is a limestone, general and magnesite mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,561 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)
Commodity: Limestone, General, Magnesite
Lat, Long: 38.83861, -112.87639
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Unknown Limestone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Limestone Mine
Commodity
Primary: Limestone, General
Primary: Magnesite
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Cricket Mtns
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Cricket Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAT
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: North Trending Normal Faults And Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Dolomite
Ore: Limestone
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L, 1979 (SEE REF #1), GEOLOGIST
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT GEOL. AND MIN SURV: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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