The Unknown is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.54667, -109.93417
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Mineral Canyon Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED UNIT IS 75 - 100 FEET ABOVE THE MOSS BACK MEMBER WHICH IS THE MAJOR PRODUCER IN THIS AREA
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN UNSURVEYED AREA
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ONLY A FEW POUNDS OF MINERALIZED ROCK REMAIN.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978
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