Green Dragon No. 3

The Green Dragon No. 3 is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,761 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Green Dragon No. 3

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael District

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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Henry Albrecht

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone

Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4, SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SEC. 24

Comment (Deposit): NO URANIUM DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THIS MINE. MINERALIZATION IS CONFINED TO SMALL PLANT FRAGMENTS

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S

References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1239

Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C., BULLETI

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977

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