The Unknown Mine is a iron mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 39.86694, -111.93222
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Unknown Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Long Ridge 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Local Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 19808 UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVES.
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION, UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY
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