The Unknown Shaft is a uranium mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,761 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,761 Feet (1,756 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.63278, -113.97111
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Unknown Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Trout Creek/Singleton Canyon Area
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
Owner Name: George And Lawrence Rawlins
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SMALL PROSPECT PITS AND 1 INCLINE SHAFT FOLLOWING A RADIOACTIVE LIGNITE SEAM
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 MIN. TOPO SERIES, INDIAN FARM CREEK, 1972
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 99
Reference (Deposit): 1977 COMPILE UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY RI #117
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOCHEM DOE GJBX-8(80) BENDIX
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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