The Unknown Quarry is a gold and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,889 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,889 Feet (1,795 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.20111, -112.59139
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Unknown Quarry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Quarry
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Davis Knolls Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Extension
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomitic, Hematitic, Limonitic, & Silicie
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DATA UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): HOST ROCK IS TRANSVERSED BY CALCITE AND SILICA VEINS; HIGHLY FRACTURED, BRECCIATED AND ALTERED LIMESTONE WALLROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGICAL MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH: COLLEGE OF MINES AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Reference (Production): MOHAMMAD, H., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
Reference (Deposit): MOHAMMAD, H., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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