Little Sisters Prospect

The Little Sisters Prospect is a uranium mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 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: Little Sisters Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.42667, -112.54139

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Little Sisters Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Sisters Prospect
Secondary: Mystery Sniffer


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newton District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Henery Willison

Owner Name: Medco Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin/Plateau Transition Zone

Type: L
Description: Local Faulting


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal, Clay


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Torbernite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Production): 10 TONS OF ORE 1973


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-16-1971

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.


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