Sure Fire

Uranium prospect · San Juan County, Utah

ProspectUraniumUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · URANIUMLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
Coordinates38.49109, -109.33239

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10130245
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Sure Fire0.1 miOccurrence
Weekend No 1 Mine0.6 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Weekend #1 Mine0.6 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Sure Fire0.6 miUraniumProducer
Weekend Mine0.7 miOccurrence
Al Rogers1.1 miUnknown
Al Rogers1.1 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Chess Ridge 31.6 miUnknown
Chess Ridge #31.6 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Blue Goose-Brumley Ridge-Sure Fire1.7 miUraniumOccurrence
Buckskin 1 21.7 miPast Producer
Buckskin #11.8 miUranium, VanadiumPast 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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