Unknown

The Unknown is a silver and copper mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,539 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  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 6,539 Feet (1,993 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.71778, -113.40722

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Unorganized


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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

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

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTS OF TWO SHAFTS, ONE 50 FT DEEP WITH NO DRIFTING, THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET DEEP, NO DRIFTING, AND ALSO A PROSPECT PIT

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG FRACTURES IN AN ALTERED RHYOLITE


References

Reference (Deposit): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): 1979 DIREXPL UGMS-ON SITE INVESTIGATIO

Reference (Production): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGIST.


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