The Unknown Shafts is a silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.86, -113.46444
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Unknown Shafts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Shafts
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Fish Springs District
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
Not available
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: Fish Springs Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Local Folding & Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES UNKNOWN
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 18
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 5 SHAFTS
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL. 1035-B
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON BYU GEOL. STUDIES V. 22
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SS #22
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