The Unknown Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,532 feet.
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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: 6,532 Feet (1,991 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.35917, -113.84333
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Unknown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: The Needles Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal (Slight)
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE INCLINE SHAFT 30 FT DEEP, 1 SHORT TRENCH (PIT) 10 FT DEEP, SOME SHALLOW DOZER CUTS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS ALONG CONTACT OF DOLOMITE WITH VOLCANICS, AN ANDESITIC DOME FORMS A PROMINANT RIDGE 1/2 MILE TO THE NORTH (SAWTOOTH PEAK & ELEPHANT BACK)
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST
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