The Unknown is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.2675, -112.46667
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Promontory
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1916
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: Basin & Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 3 ADITS & 2 PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, LEE I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH 1976 : UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT #22 , P. 134 - 143
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
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