Sunshine Mine

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
Coordinates37.45000, -109.61736

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10093668
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Sunshine1.1 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Sunshine1.1 miProspect
Lonesome2.8 miUraniumOccurrence
Lonesome2.8 miProspect
V Eight4.4 miVanadium, UraniumProducer
V84.4 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Gold Butte4.5 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Gold Butte4.5 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
V8-Gold Butte4.5 miPast Producer
Goldbutte-Lonesome-Butler Wash4.6 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Sandy-Sebastopol4.6 miUraniumOccurrence
Sebastopol4.7 miPast Producer

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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