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
Coordinates38.44829, -108.82458

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10142942
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Red Cow0.0 miPast Producer
Index0.1 miUnknown
Merry Christmas0.1 miPast Producer
Prohibition0.3 miPast Producer
Unknown near Nucla, CO0.3 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Long Shot0.4 miUraniumPast Producer
Twilight No. 10.6 miPast Producer
Poor Boy0.9 miPast Producer
Quo Vadis0.9 miPast Producer
Gravel Pit0.9 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Anchor0.9 miPast Producer
Ocean Spray1.0 miUraniumPast 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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