The Unknown Prospect is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.51472, -113.14028
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Unknown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake
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: Past Producer
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: Beaver Lake Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range-Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile
Type: L
Description: Local Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphism
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SE 1/4 SEC 25
Comment (Workings): 5 SHAFTS AVE 150 FEET
References
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON UGMS BULL #68
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, USGS BULL 1135-B
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
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