The Unknown Limestone Mine is a mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,351 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: 5,351 Feet (1,631 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.845, -112.86139
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Unknown Limestone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Limestone Mine
Commodity
Secondary: Limestone, General
Secondary: Magnesite
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Cricket Mtns
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
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: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Cricket Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAT
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: North Trending Faults & Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Dolomite
Ore: Limestone
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979 (SEE REF # 1)
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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