The Unknown Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.50556, -113.15306
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Unknown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake
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
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: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphic Zone
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, NW 1/4, SW 1/4 36
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON UGMS BULL #68
Reference (Deposit): 1968 RECON HEYL, USGS BULL 1135-B
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