Willie Waters Mine

Uranium, Vanadium past producer · Apache County, Arizona

Past ProducerUranium, VanadiumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · URANIUM, VANADIUMSECTION · 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, vanadium. 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

StateArizona
CountyApache
Coordinates36.89918, -109.89987

Commodities

PrimaryUranium, Vanadium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10027521
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Uranium Deposit0.4 miUnknown
Black and Blackwater Mine0.9 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Cato Sells Monument Mine2.0 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Monument No. 2 Mine2.0 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Tract No. 2 West Mine2.0 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
North Tract No. 1 Mine2.0 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Uraniun Deposit2.0 miUnknown
Dinnehotso2.5 miLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Monument #22.5 miVanadiumProspect
Chinle Deposits2.5 miMolybdenum, Uranium, Copper, VanadiumProspect
Jesse Black2.5 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Cato Sells Monument3.1 miUranium, VanadiumPast 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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