Velvet Shaft

Uranium past producer · San Juan County, Utah

Past ProducerUraniumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · URANIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. 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
Coordinates38.12527, -109.17180

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10015085
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Velvet Shaft0.1 miPast Producer
Serviceberry Mine0.9 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Serviceberry0.9 miUraniumPast Producer
Peach 21.2 miUnknown
Yellow Jacket1.2 miUraniumPast Producer
Yellow Jacket1.2 miOccurrence
Divide-Yellow Jacket1.2 miPast Producer
Peach 11.3 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Peach #7 Mine1.3 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Bee1.6 miPast Producer
Redrock Incline1.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Redrock Incline1.7 miUraniumPast Producer

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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