Yucca Mine

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
Coordinates38.28279, -109.01398

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143190
This siteNearby records

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SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Too High Mine0.3 miPast Producer
Too High Mine0.7 miVanadium, UraniumProducer
Two High0.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Sego Lilly Lou1.1 miUraniumUnknown
Yip Yip Mine1.1 miUraniumProducer
Unknown near La Sal, UT1.1 miUraniumOccurrence
Sego Lily 11.1 miUnknown
Yip Yip Mine1.1 miPast Producer
Too High Mine1.1 miUraniumOccurrence
Elroy Mine1.2 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Lucky No. 1 Mine1.2 miUraniumOccurrence
Lucky Group1.2 miPast 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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