Unknown

The Unknown is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,791 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:  Juab

Elevation: 6,791 Feet (2,070 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.9275, -112.11190

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown
Secondary: Copperopolis
Secondary: American Eagle


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Chain Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Selenite
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Enargite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REF REC 101-105, 111-115 - RESERVE ESTIMATES BASED ON COMM TIONS WITH MINERS IN AREA.


References

Reference (Deposit): 218.

Reference (Deposit): THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT. USGS PROF PAPER 107, P 134,

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W + LOUGHLIN, G F, 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSIT


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