Yellow Jacket

Uranium occurrence · San Juan County, Utah

OccurrenceUraniumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · URANIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for uranium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateUtah
CountySan Juan
Coordinates38.13499, -109.15346

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10015080
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Yellow Jacket0.0 miUraniumPast Producer
Divide-Yellow Jacket0.0 miPast Producer
Serviceberry0.5 miUraniumPast Producer
Serviceberry Mine0.5 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Redrock Incline0.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Redrock Incline0.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Divide Incline0.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Costanza0.8 miPast Producer
Costanza Mine0.9 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
May Field Mine0.9 miUraniumPast Producer
Mayfield Mine0.9 miUraniumPast Producer
Blackbird1.0 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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