Unknown

The Unknown is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,121 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:  Uintah

Elevation: 9,121 Feet (2,780 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.62694, -109.74917

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Bry Roper


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faulting And Fissures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Chert


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THIS DEPOSIT IS NIL

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SMALL GOSSAN WITH MINERALIZATION ALONG A FAULT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT AND SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MCCARTHY, B. M., 1977


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