The Unknown Mine is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,050 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.51806, -112.84944
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Unknown Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Antelope/Roosevelt Hot Springs
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Mineral Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range-Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile
Type: L
Description: Local Faults & Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Iron
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4, SW 1/4, SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): ANOTHER SMALL DIKE (2 FT THK) INTERSECTS WORKINGS AT THE PORTAL & STRIKES N 10 DEG E, 45 DEG SE
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS AT THE CONTACT OF A GRANODIORITE DIKE (5 FT THICK) THAT STRIKES N 75 DEG W & 75 DEG S
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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