Thorium Mines in Colorado
140Total Sites
3Active
Thorium Mining in Colorado
Colorado has 140 thorium-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 3 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Gunnison County | 107 |
| Custer County | 21 |
| Fremont County | 6 |
| El Paso County | 3 |
| Boulder County | 1 |
| La Plata County | 1 |
| Saguache County | 1 |
Thorium Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail | El Paso | Producer | |
| Twenty One | El Paso | Producer | |
| Unknown | Custer | Producer | |
| Adair Group | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Barite Lode | Custer | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Barite Lode 2 | Custer | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Bassier Mine | Custer | Past Producer | |
| Big Mac Group | Fremont | Surface | Prospect |
| Big Mac Group 1-3 | Fremont | Surface | Past Producer |
| Charleston Property | Custer | Surface | Prospect |
| Cora B Claim | Custer | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Cunac | Fremont | Occurrence | |
| Fair View Lode | Custer | Surface | Prospect |
| G.w. and Antrim Claims | Custer | Underground | Past Producer |
| Gold Crown No. 2 Claim | Custer | Prospect | |
| Gray Jeep Group | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Hardwick Deposit | Custer | Prospect | |
| Henicke Tracts | Custer | Occurrence | |
| Jeanie No. 2 Claim | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Jeanie No. 6 Claim | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Lady In Red No. 5 Claim | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Lady In Red Shaft | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Little Johnnie Mine | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Lucretia Mine | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Midnite Lode | Custer | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| More | Boulder | Underground | Past Producer |
| Mrs. Roberts Deeded Land | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Mystery Lode | Custer | Occurrence | |
| O. Tuttle Property | Fremont | Surface | Prospect |
| Penny Ante Claim | Fremont | Prospect | |
| Pine Tree Claim | Custer | Underground | Past Producer |
| Rare Earth Mining Co | Gunnison | Underground | Past Producer |
| Rare Earth Special No 1 and No 2 Claims | Custer | Prospect | |
| Red Rock Claim | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Schafer Ranch Deposit | La Plata | Occurrence | |
| Stinkhole Claim | Fremont | Prospect | |
| Sunset Claims | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Sunset Lode | Custer | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Sunshine Valley Lode | Custer | Prospect | |
| Thorite Mother Lode | Custer | Surface | Prospect |
| Tomsick Property | Custer | Past Producer | |
| Trail Mines Prospect | El Paso | Past Producer | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Custer | Surface | Prospect |
| Unknown | Custer | Occurrence | |
| Unknown | Saguache | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Thorium Prospect | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Thorium Prospect | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Thorium Prospect | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Thorium Prospect | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Thorium Prospect | Gunnison | Occurrence |