Unknown

The Unknown is a uranium mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,970 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

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Thompson District

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Chert

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 OF SEC. 5

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION CAN'T BE GIVEN AS MINE IS "SILTED IN" DUE TO FLOODING FROM RAINSTORMS, ETC. INTO THE MINE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAN'T BE EXAMINED AS MINE IS "SILTED IN" AND NO PREVIOUS WORK HAS BEEN FOUND. MINE DOES CONSIST OF ONE ADIT.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES UNKNOWN DUE TO "SILTED IN" CONDITION OF THE MINE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO INVESTIGATE.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, B. M.

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