The Unknown is a silica mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,014 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: 7,014 Feet (2,138 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 42.17389, -107.17306
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 99.79% quartz, 0.21% iron minerals. Washing can reduce Fe to 0.04%. These numbers are disputed by Union Pacific Railroad. They claim the sand contains 20 to 50% feldspar, some of which is plagioclase.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Tps 25 and 26N, Rs 86 and 87 W.
Comment (Location): Along the eastern end of the Ferris Mountains.
Comment (Commodity): Glass sand or high-silica sand.
Comment (Location): A.B. Wilson moved coordinates to corner of Townships 25 and 26 N and Ranges 86 and 86 W.
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 78.
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