The Unknown is a copper and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.735, -113.49194
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Unorganized
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 SHAFTS & A PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1979 RECON UGMS ON SITE INVESTIGATIO
Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1979, GEOLOGIST
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