Oil Sands Mines
13Total Sites
0Active
Oil Sands Mining in the United States
Federal databases document 13 oil sands-related mine and mineral deposit locations across the United States. No oil sands mines are currently listed as active in the MSHA database, though many historical deposits and past producers are documented in USGS records. These records span active mines, past producers, mineral prospects, and geological occurrences identified through federal surveys.
The earliest recorded oil sands mine in the database is Asphalt Ridge Deposit in Utah, with records dating to 1895.
Top States
| State | Sites |
|---|---|
| Utah | 10 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Notable Sites
| Mine | State | County | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt Ridge Deposit | Utah | Uintah | Past Producer |
| Family Butte Deposit | Utah | Emery | Occurrence |
| Gould Ranch Tar Sand Deposit | Utah | Washington | Occurrence |
| Hurricane Cliffs Tar Sand Deposit | Utah | Washington | Occurrence |
| Santa Rosa Tar Sands | New Mexico | Guadalupe | Past Producer |
| Spring Hollow Tar Sand | Utah | Uintah | Occurrence |
| Sunnyside Bituminous Sandstones | Utah | Emery | Past Producer |
| Tabiona Tar Sand Deposit | Utah | Duchesne | Occurrence |
| Timpoweap Canyon Tar Sand Deposit | Utah | Washington | Occurrence |
| Unknown | Colorado | Pitkin | Occurrence |
| Unknown | Colorado | Pitkin | Occurrence |
| Upper Kane Hollow Tar Sand | Utah | Uintah | Occurrence |
| Whiterocks Deposit | Utah | Uintah | Past Producer |