Utah and Wyoming

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
Coordinates38.18332, -109.05068

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10072292
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Wyoming-Buckeye0.5 miPast Producer
Wyoming0.5 miPast Producer
White Cow1.2 miPast Producer
Radar2.5 miUraniumPast Producer
Ada Bell2.5 miUnknown
Whiz Bang3.2 miPast Producer
Unknown near La Sal, UT3.2 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Unknown near La Sal, UT3.3 miUraniumOccurrence
Broken Shoe3.7 miPast Producer
Binder Group3.9 miPast Producer
Unknown near La Sal, UT4.0 miUraniumOccurrence
Binder Group4.1 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence

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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