The Silverman #2 Claim is a uranium mine located in Washington county, Utah.
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Silverman #2 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silverman #2 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Harrisburg District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Location): AREA INCLUDES SILVER FLAT, TECUMSEH, STORMY KING, AND MANHATTON CLAIMS.
Comment (Production): 10 TONS PRODUCED IN 1875 AVERAGING $502 PER TON.
Comment (Geology): THE MAIN ORE HORIZON CONSIST OF A FINELY LAMINATED, FINE-GRAINED, LAVENDER SANDSTONE.
Comment (Commodity): CARNOTITE COATS FRACTURE SURFACES AND CARBONIZED PLANT REMAINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): DASCH, D., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSIT OF NE & W. UTAH: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 21 , P. 118
Reference (Deposit): BOYLE & BOWYER, 1961, USAEC ORE RESERVE STUDY
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. YEARBOOK 1957
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