Valley View Mine

Vanadium, Uranium past producer · Montrose County, Colorado

Past ProducerVanadium, UraniumUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · VANADIUM, URANIUMLEVELSSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
1925195019752000today

discovered 1936

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for vanadium, 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
CountyMontrose
Coordinates38.42809, -109.00258

Commodities

TertiaryVanadium, Uranium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeUnderground
Discovery Year1936
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10118054
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Valley View Group0.1 miUraniumPast Producer
Rajah Dump Ore0.3 miPast Producer
Valley View Mine0.4 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Keystone Claims0.4 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Radium Cycle Mine0.7 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Keystone #1-100.7 miUraniumOccurrence
Shuffle0.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Gateway0.9 miUraniumProducer
Gateway1.0 miUraniumOccurrence
Redbird #21.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Red Bird 1 & 21.3 miPast Producer
Redbird Mine1.3 miUraniumPast 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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