Unknown near La Sal, UT

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
Coordinates38.16829, -108.93898

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10142334
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near La Sal, UT0.0 miUraniumOccurrence
Unknown near La Sal, UT0.0 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
American Eagle, Gyp, Mary Jane0.1 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Island View0.1 miUnknown
Jumbo0.2 miUnknown
Edith Irene0.2 miPast Producer
Little Gypsum Valley0.2 miGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Whiz Bang Group0.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Surprise0.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Black Prince0.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Roy Lee0.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Gyp Lease0.6 miUnknown

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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