The Unknown is a uranium mine located in Wibaux county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Wibaux
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): EXTENDS INTO N.D.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: U MINERAL CONTENT GREATER THAN .01%.
References
Reference (Deposit): FINNELL, T.L., AND PARRISH, I.S., 1958, USGS MIN. INV. MAP MF-120.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-13-1962
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
