Unknown

The Unknown is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,580 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:  San Juan

Elevation: 4,580 Feet (1,396 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.31472, -109.77667

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Interriver District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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: Prospect
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS, PODS COATINGS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: U2O5 = 018 %
Analytical Data: U3O8 = .005 %


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION

Comment (Deposit): BEDDED REPLACEMENT AND FRACTURE FILLING IN SANDSTONE CAPPED BY SHALE; SANDSTONE BLEACHED WHITE FROM DARK BROWN - RED THEN TO DARK GRAY

Comment (Workings): 2 AREAS STRIP MINED; 3 SMALL PITS. 50 X 40 FT, 70 X 40 FT, 120 X 30 FT.


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: ( SPL. H 46 ) GRAB 70 ST STOCK PILE


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