Greenlee Nos. 1 & 2

The Greenlee Nos. 1 & 2 is a uranium mine located in Johnson county, Wyoming at an elevation of 4,570 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: Greenlee Nos. 1 & 2  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Johnson

Elevation: 4,570 Feet (1,393 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 43.6, -106.07500

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Greenlee Nos. 1 & 2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Greenlee Nos. 1 & 2
Secondary: Greenlee


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Johnson
District: Pumpkin Buttes


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: RANREX MINING CO. OR SUNDANCE OIL & URANIUM CO.

Owner Name: Hamlin Expl. & Mining
Info Year: 1958


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): Produced 100-500 tons as of Jan. 1958.

Comment (Development): Active as of 1958.

Comment (Ownership): Ownership, Ranrex etc., moved from references to ownership.


References

Reference (Deposit): WYO G S FOR MAS

Reference (Deposit): MRAK, VERNON A., 1958, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE TERTIARY SEDIMENTS OF THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL ASSOICATION 13TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK, P. 233-240.
Pages: p. 236.

Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM FIELD INV AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES


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