The Unknown Prospect is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.4775, -112.15389
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Unknown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Leamington
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Forest Service
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Canyon Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAT
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hematitic
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT DOWN DIP (75 FT)
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MIN SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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