The Unknown is a vanadium and uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,440 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
Elevation: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)
Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.5969, -109.60670
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): JUAN CO UTAH USAEC RME 109
Reference (Deposit): PITMAN RK 1958 U-V DEPOSITS COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA SAN
Reference (Deposit): DODD PH 1956 EXAM OF U DEPOSITS UP JUR MORRISON FM OF COLO P
Reference (Deposit): E AND VICINITY SAN JUAN CO UTAH USGS PP 474-B
Reference (Deposit): LEWIS RQ CAMPBELL RH 1965 GEOLOGY AND U DEPOSITS OF ELK RIDG
Reference (Deposit): DING DIST SAN JUAN CO UTAH USAEC RME 3093
Reference (Deposit): STOKES WL 1954 REL OF SED TRENDS TEC FEAT ORE DEPOSITS BLAN
Reference (Deposit): LAT USGS PP 300 P 243
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