The Unknown is a uranium mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,970 feet.
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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: 4,970 Feet (1,515 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.83611, -109.39389
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Thompson District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Chert
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 OF SEC. 5
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION CAN'T BE GIVEN AS MINE IS "SILTED IN" DUE TO FLOODING FROM RAINSTORMS, ETC. INTO THE MINE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAN'T BE EXAMINED AS MINE IS "SILTED IN" AND NO PREVIOUS WORK HAS BEEN FOUND. MINE DOES CONSIST OF ONE ADIT.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES UNKNOWN DUE TO "SILTED IN" CONDITION OF THE MINE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO INVESTIGATE.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, B. M.
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