The Green Hornet is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 5,121 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: 5,121 Feet (1,561 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 38.16111, -111.05472
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Green Hornet MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Green Hornet
Secondary: Venture Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Notom 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Green Hornet Mining Co.
Owner Name: Roy Sturgis, Jay Mckinney
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Waterpocket Fold
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , SW 1/4 , NE 1/4 , SEC. 33
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS FILLED WITH SILT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. FROM PORTAL. SOME MINERALIZATION ALONG INCLINE BUT ACTUAL DEPOSIT INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE. LENGTH AND WIDTH ARE FOR SURFACE WORKINGS WITH SOME SPOTTY MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT FILLED WITH MUD ABOUT 150 FT. FROM PORTAL. WORKINGS BRANCH THERE BUT ARE NOT PASSABLE. NUMEROUS DOZER CUTS ON SURFACE.
References
Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY, 1973
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