The Sorenson #2 Claim is a uranium mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,571 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: 5,571 Feet (1,698 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.82611, -113.45750
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Sorenson #2 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sorenson #2 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: House Range
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
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
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: Confusion Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS REPRESENTATIVE FOR A LARGER, MORE EXTENSIVE DEPOSIT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHALLOW POT HOLES. ONE OR TWO GO AS DEEP AS 25-30 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1974, PREL. GEOL. MAP OF THE BARN QUADRANGLE, MILLARD CO., UTAH: USGS MF 633
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-12-1971
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