The Horn Venture is a thorium mine located in Johnson county, Wyoming.
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Horn Venture MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horn Venture
Secondary: Horn Venture 2, 3, and 4 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Secondary: REE
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Johnson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arlin Davidson, Absoraka Rare Minerals Co.
Home Office: Box 157, Route 2, Sandy, utah.
Info Year: 1953
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Allanite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 3161, 58 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/3161_DMEA.pdf.
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/3161_DMEA.pdf
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