Unknown

The Unknown is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown

Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Newfoundland/Stone House Area

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

Ownership

Owner Name: Robert Alford

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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: Newfoundland Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote

Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): CONTACT EXTENDS FOR AT LEAST A MILE ON WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAIN, BUT MINERALIZATION IS SPOTTY AND WEAK, OTHER SMALL DEPOSITS ARE SURE TO BE FOUND.

Comment (Workings): SURFACE CUT

References

Reference (Deposit): PADDOCK, R. E., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND MTNS., BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: M. S. THESIS, DEPT. GEOLOGY, UNIV. OF UTAH.

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

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