The Unknown is a quartz and silica mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Quartz, Silica
Lat, Long: 39.55639, -112.21444
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Quartz
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Leamington Canyon Area
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: Surface
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: Gilson Mountains/Canyon Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAT
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range Transition Zone
Type: L
Description: Leamington Transverse Fault (N45e) & The Champlin Peak Thrust Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartzite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ABOVE ARE ESTIMATES OF SURFACE EXPOSURES ONLY
Comment (Workings): 30 FT. DEEP
Comment (Geology): SOME SURFACES SHOW THIN COPPER STAINS.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, MICHAEL, 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY ON SITE INVEST
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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