The Unknown Shaft is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.01389, -110.39111
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Unknown Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Shaft
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael River Mining Area
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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Green River Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 4; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1953 EDITION
Comment (Workings): SHAFT IS FILLED, WORKINGS PROBABLY LESS THAN 25 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, L. M., AND H. H. DOELLING, 1977 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: U. G. M. S. BULL. (UNPUBLISHED)
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