The Unknown is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.19444, -113.37528
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Newfoundland/Stone House Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Robert Alford
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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: Newfoundland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT EXTENDS FOR AT LEAST A MILE ON WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAIN, BUT MINERALIZATION IS SPOTTY AND WEAK, OTHER SMALL DEPOSITS ARE SURE TO BE FOUND.
Comment (Workings): SURFACE CUT
References
Reference (Deposit): PADDOCK, R. E., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND MTNS., BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: M. S. THESIS, DEPT. GEOLOGY, UNIV. OF UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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