Unknown near Nucla, CO

Uranium occurrence · Montrose 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
CountyMontrose
Coordinates38.28329, -108.67757

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10142232
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Donna K Mine0.1 miPast Producer
Unknown near Nucla, CO0.5 miUraniumProducer
Unknown near Nucla, CO0.9 miUraniumOccurrence
Sylvia #2, 31.0 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Double Jack1.0 miPast Producer
Mum1.0 miProducer
Aec Lease Tract C-Bl-231.1 miPast Producer
Ruth K and Sylvia1.3 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Ruth K & Sylvia Claims Group1.4 miUraniumOccurrence
Bitter Creek Mines1.4 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Blackburn Mine/monogram Jo Dandy1.4 miUranium OreAbandoned
Anna May1.4 miUranium-Vanadium OreAbandoned

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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