Unknown

The Unknown is a mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,701 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

Name: Unknown  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.70083, -110.31611

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown
Secondary: Rainbow Canyon Mine Sw


Commodity

Secondary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, Red 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

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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO ESTIMATE MADE

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION 30

Comment (Development): EXPLORATION ADIT IN SANDSTONE - CHANNEL. LOW RADIOACTIVITY IN SELECTIVE LENS OF SANDSTONE, MUDSTONE


References

Reference (Deposit): THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNEL, T. L., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF TE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO'S., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HAROLD JONES, 1977


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