Unknown Mine

The Unknown Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake

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: 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: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range-Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile

Type: L
Description: Local Normal And Compressive Thrusts

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached White, Pink

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 97-26-1 LOCATION SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 20, IS GRAB FROM DUMP WAS WHITE-PINK-LIGHT GRAY ORTHO QUARTZITE WITH CALCITE CEMENT, ANALYSE FOR AU, MN, MO. SAMPLE 97-26-2 LOCATION SE 1/4, SW 1/4, NE SECTION 20 FROM DUMP IN FRONT OF ADIT, BLACK METALIC ORE ANALSE FOR PB, ZN, AG, AU, MO.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 200 FOOT SHAFT WITH HOIST AND ENGINES STILL INTACT, AND A HOMESTEAD SHACK.

Comment (Geology): SAMPLE TAKEN FROM DUMP 97-26-1 DESCRIPTION ON BACK

Comment (Location): SE 1/4, SW 1/4, NE 1/4; SECTION 20

References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON UGMS BULL #68

Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, USGS BULL 1135-B

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979; ON SITE INVES: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV

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