The Shorty Claims Nos. 1, 2, 4 is a mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,001 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
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 33.08944, -111.01278
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Shorty Claims Nos. 1, 2, 4 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shorty Claims Nos. 1, 2, 4
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Kelvin 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Leo Wall And Ray Adams Of Ray, And I.D. Hollenbeck Of Kelvin
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillitic Alteration
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY 2 TO 5 TIMES THE NORMAL BACKGROUND READING, PROBABLY LESS THAN .01 PERCENT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS AND OXIDES OF FE AND MN, RADIOACTIVITY SPORADIC. SHEAR ZONES 3 TO 100 FEET WIDE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS AND A 15 FOOT LONG ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., AND RAUP, R.B., 1962, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA, US. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1147-A
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