The Unknown Shaft is a manganese mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,079 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: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.54222, -113.02139
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Unknown Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit 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: Occurrence
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: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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