The Unknown is a mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,561 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: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.65611, -113.15583
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
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: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Orogenic Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4, NW 1/4, NW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF QUARTZITE BY MAGNETITE, HEMATITE AND LIMONITE HAS OCCURED.
References
Reference (Production): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGIST
Reference (Deposit): STEGEN, R.J. 1979, UT. GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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