Unknown Shaft

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

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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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