The Unknown Claim is a iron mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,659 feet.
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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: 5,659 Feet (1,725 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 41.0625, -111.67111
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Unknown Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Claim
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Morgan 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SOME SLIGHT IRON STAINING IN BRECCIATED DOLOMITE
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, NOW BOTH COLLAPSED AT PORTAL. THE LOWER MAY HAVE BEEN UP TO 1000 FT. LONG AND THE UPPER ADIT 200 FT LONG.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
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