Unknown Shaft

The Unknown Shaft is a manganese mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,079 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 Shaft  

State:  Utah

County:  Millard

Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 39.54222, -113.02139

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Unknown Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit District


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

Not available


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: Faulting


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

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


References

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

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


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