Unknown

The Unknown is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,518 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:  Emery

Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.23972, -110.51167

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: Woodside 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: Unknown


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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: San Rafael Swell


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Trending, N 80 Deg E


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , NE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC 24

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A NEAR VERTICAL SHAFT WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE 200 FEET DEEP.


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE L. M., 1977


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