Unknown Prospect

The Unknown Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,532 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

Name: Unknown Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,532 Feet (1,991 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.35917, -113.84333

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Unknown Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star


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/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: The Needles Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal (Slight)


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE INCLINE SHAFT 30 FT DEEP, 1 SHORT TRENCH (PIT) 10 FT DEEP, SOME SHALLOW DOZER CUTS

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS ALONG CONTACT OF DOLOMITE WITH VOLCANICS, AN ANDESITIC DOME FORMS A PROMINANT RIDGE 1/2 MILE TO THE NORTH (SAWTOOTH PEAK & ELEPHANT BACK)


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST


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