The Unknown is a silver and copper mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,539 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: 6,539 Feet (1,993 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.71778, -113.40722
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Unorganized
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
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTS OF TWO SHAFTS, ONE 50 FT DEEP WITH NO DRIFTING, THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET DEEP, NO DRIFTING, AND ALSO A PROSPECT PIT
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG FRACTURES IN AN ALTERED RHYOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1979 DIREXPL UGMS-ON SITE INVESTIGATIO
Reference (Production): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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