Vanadium, Uranium past producer · Montrose County, Colorado
first production 1940
Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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.
| State | Colorado |
| County | Montrose |
| Coordinates | 38.26749, -108.99458 |
| Tertiary | Vanadium, Uranium |
| Status | Past Producer |
| Type | Surface |
| First Production | 1940 |
| Data Source | USGS MRDS |
| Source ID | 10142775 |
| Site | Distance | Commodity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long John | 0.6 mi | Uranium | Occurrence |
| Pole Cat | 0.9 mi | Uranium | Occurrence |
| Boomer Mine | 0.9 mi | Uranium | Occurrence |
| Hot Rocks Mine | 0.9 mi | Prospect | |
| Boomer, Hot Rock, Pole Cat | 1.1 mi | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence |
| Unknown near La Sal, UT | 1.2 mi | Uranium | Occurrence |
| Unknown near La Sal, UT | 1.2 mi | Uranium | Occurrence |
| Too High Mine | 1.2 mi | Uranium | Occurrence |
| Sego Lily 1 | 1.3 mi | Unknown | |
| Sego Lilly Lou | 1.3 mi | Uranium | Unknown |
| Unknown near La Sal, UT | 1.4 mi | Uranium | Occurrence |
| Boomer Hot Rock | 1.5 mi | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence |
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.