The Unknown is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,791 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: 6,791 Feet (2,070 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.9275, -112.11190
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Secondary: Copperopolis
Secondary: American Eagle
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Chain Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Selenite
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Enargite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REF REC 101-105, 111-115 - RESERVE ESTIMATES BASED ON COMM TIONS WITH MINERS IN AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): 218.
Reference (Deposit): THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT. USGS PROF PAPER 107, P 134,
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W + LOUGHLIN, G F, 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSIT
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