Unknown

The Unknown is a quartz and silica mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 4,800 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

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown

Commodity

Primary: Quartz
Primary: Silica

Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Leamington Canyon Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

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: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Gilson Mountains/Canyon Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FLAT

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range Transition Zone

Type: L
Description: Leamington Transverse Fault (N45e) & The Champlin Peak Thrust Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Quartzite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ABOVE ARE ESTIMATES OF SURFACE EXPOSURES ONLY

Comment (Workings): 30 FT. DEEP

Comment (Geology): SOME SURFACES SHOW THIN COPPER STAINS.

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

References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, MICHAEL, 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY ON SITE INVEST

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

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