The Unknown is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.18806, -113.39417
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Newfoundland/Stone House 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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Newfoundland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Reserve-Resource): VERY SMALL POTENTIAL
Comment (Deposit): 2 OR 3 PARALLELING VEINS
Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 6 SHORT ADITS 20 TO 75 FEET IN LENGTH
Comment (Geology): DIKE PARALLELS ONE QUARTZ VEIN, BUT IS UNMINERALIZED
References
Reference (Deposit): PADDOCK, R. E., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND MTNS., BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: M. S. THESIS, DEPT. GEOLOGY, UNIV. OF UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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