Brushy Basin #3

Uranium past producer · Montrose County, Colorado

Past ProducerUraniumSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · URANIUMBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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
Coordinates38.25389, -109.04898

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10166577
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Brushy Basin #30.2 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Unknown near La Sal, UT0.3 miUraniumOccurrence
Brushy Basin #10.4 miPast Producer
Brushy Basin No. 1 Mine0.5 miOccurrence
Brushy Basin #70.5 miProspect
Brushy Basin #10.8 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Unknown near La Sal, UT0.9 miUraniumProducer
Brushy Basin Group1.0 miUraniumOccurrence
Broken Shoe1.5 miPast Producer
Unknown near La Sal, UT1.6 miUraniumOccurrence
Yip Yip Mine1.7 miPast Producer
Yip Yip Mine1.7 miUraniumProducer

What This Means

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.

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