The Unknown is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,121 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: 9,121 Feet (2,780 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.62694, -109.74917
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Bry Roper
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faulting And Fissures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Chert
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THIS DEPOSIT IS NIL
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SMALL GOSSAN WITH MINERALIZATION ALONG A FAULT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT AND SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MCCARTHY, B. M., 1977
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