The Unknown is a uranium mine located in San Juan 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: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.40722, -109.80667
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Secondary: C - Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Interriver District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, PODS, TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northeastern Flank Lockhart Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: V2O5 = .015 %
Analytical Data: U3O8 = .026 %
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SCOUR FILLED WITH CONGLOMERTIC SANDSTONE WITH ABUNDANT CARBONIZED ORGANIC MATERIAL CUT INTO UNDERLYING MOEUKOPI.
Comment (Workings): 4 ADIT, 1 DOGHOLE, EXPLORING SCOURS IN PALEOCHANNEL OF MOSSBACK CUT INTO MOENKOPI - MINED BY RANDOM ROOM AND PILLAR, RIM UNDER CUT.
Comment (Development): DISCOVERED BY AIRBORNE PROSPECTING
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: ( SPL H48 ) 1 FT. CHIP UNDERHAND STOPEING 50 FT IN FROM PORTAL N RIB
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