Surprise #1 Mine

Uranium site, status unknown · Montrose County, Colorado

UnknownUraniumUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · URANIUMLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
Coordinates38.36029, -108.75788

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10191188
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
A.e.c. Block #60.0 miUraniumPast Producer
Wedge 10.1 miProducer
Mill #2 Mine0.1 miPast Producer
Surprise Mine0.1 miPast Producer
Mill #4 Mine0.2 miPast Producer
R.a.m. Mine0.3 miPast Producer
Club0.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Luckie Boulder0.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Half Shot0.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Gov't Block #60.4 miUraniumPast Producer
Gov'T. Block 3-40.4 miUraniumPast Producer
Beta Wonder Mine0.4 miPast Producer

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