Virgin Mary # 1

Uranium, Vanadium past producer · Grand County, Utah

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

StateUtah
CountyGrand
Coordinates38.80831, -109.56098

Commodities

SecondaryUranium, Vanadium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10078734
This siteNearby records

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Virgin Mary 10.0 miPast Producer
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Silver Moon0.8 miUraniumProducer
Black Beauty0.8 miUraniumProducer
Yellow Bird Mine0.9 miOccurrence
Yellow Bird Mine0.9 miOccurrence
Juanita Group0.9 miOccurrence
Juanita Group0.9 miOccurrence
Silver Moon Deposit1.0 miPast 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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