Mines and Prospects

Uranium occurrence · San Miguel County, Colorado

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

StateColorado
CountySan Miguel
Coordinates37.98722, -108.94818

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10091528
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Mining Lease 450.1 miUnknown
Unk0.2 miUraniumUnknown
I. V.0.3 miPast Producer
Goforth Homestead0.4 miPast Producer
Michael Bray0.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Ann #10.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Santa Maria0.8 miUnknown
Nucles1.0 miUraniumPast Producer
Ann #21.0 miUraniumPast Producer
Mining Lease 71.0 miUnknown
Summit1.0 miUraniumProducer
Golden Rod1.0 miUraniumOccurrence

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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