The Unknown Incline is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.45472, -113.30917
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Unknown Incline MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Incline
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Local Faults (N-S)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphic
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4; SECTION 21.
Comment (Workings): INCLINE S 55 DEG W AT 55 DEG/100-200 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, BS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H T, 1979: PREL GEOL MAP OF THE FRISCO QUAD
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOMAP MORRIS, H T, PREL MAP FRISCO QUAD
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979; ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV
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