Horseshoe No.1-Cottonwood

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
Coordinates37.93332, -109.63403

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10072300
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Horseshoe Mine0.5 miOccurrence
Horseshoe0.6 miProspect
Horseshoe No. 1 Mine1.1 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Horseshoe 71.2 miUnknown
Shay Mountain Mines3.3 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Shay Mountain3.3 miPast Producer
Unknown (San Juan County)3.4 miUnknown
Blue3.8 miUraniumOccurrence
Unknown (San Juan County)4.0 miOccurrence
Unknown (San Juan County)4.0 miUraniumPast Producer
Unknown (San Juan County)4.0 miUnknown
Unknown (San Juan County)4.0 miUnknown

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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