The Wortenson Prospect is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,840 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,840 Feet (1,780 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.74778, -111.19528
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Wortenson Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wortenson Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: West Flank San Rafael Swell Area.
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Tom And Leon Mortensen
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: San Rafael Swell
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: ELONGATE TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .015 % V3O8 .077 % V2O5
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC. 1
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS OUT OF EQUILIBRIUM
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Production): TRIMBLE L. M., 1977
Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE L. M., 1977 , DINOSAUR CLAIMS, WEST FLANK OF SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, UGMS FIELD REPORT
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