The Unknown is a ree mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,415 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: 7,415 Feet (2,260 Meters)
Commodity: REE
Lat, Long: 42.2803, -106.44440
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A zone of radioactivity at least 180 ft. long occurs in an arkosic sandstone in the upper part of the Wind River formation. No uranium minerals were observed but monazite has been tentatively identified in samples.
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 221.
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