Unknown Prospect

The Unknown Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,441 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 Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.35806, -112.52667

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Unknown Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newton District


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: Surface


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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin/Plateau Transition Zone

Type: L
Description: Local Normal Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Torbernite


Comments

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

Comment (Workings): SMALL DOZER CUT


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.


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