The Unknown Prospect is a mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,981 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,981 Feet (1,823 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.53722, -113.03444
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Unknown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit
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: Underground
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Drum Mtns Homocline
Type: L
Description: Local Ne Striking Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limanitization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, NE 1/4, NW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION QUITE LEAN VERY LITTLE MINERALIZATION PRESENT
Comment (Workings): A SHAFT CONNECTS DRIFT, DEPTH 40 FEET
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, JUAB COUNTY UTAH; U.G.M.S. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 41
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ETAL, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111, P. 463-465.
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, ETAL, BULLETIN 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): 1969 RECON U.G.M.S. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION #41
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH; U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1082-H
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