Unknown

The Unknown is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 4,902 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:  Box Elder

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.18806, -113.39417

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Newfoundland/Stone House Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Underground


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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Newfoundland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

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

Comment (Reserve-Resource): VERY SMALL POTENTIAL

Comment (Deposit): 2 OR 3 PARALLELING VEINS

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 6 SHORT ADITS 20 TO 75 FEET IN LENGTH

Comment (Geology): DIKE PARALLELS ONE QUARTZ VEIN, BUT IS UNMINERALIZED


References

Reference (Deposit): PADDOCK, R. E., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND MTNS., BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: M. S. THESIS, DEPT. GEOLOGY, UNIV. OF UTAH.

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION


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