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Uranium prospect · San Juan County, Utah

ProspectUraniumSurfaceUSGS 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

StateUtah
CountySan Juan
Coordinates37.72669, -110.22431

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10203240
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Jacobs Chair Mine0.9 miUraniumPast Producer
Jacobs Chair0.9 miPast Producer
Unknown (San Juan County)1.1 miUraniumPast Producer
Unknown (San Juan County)1.1 miUranium, CopperOccurrence
Unknown Prospect (San Juan County)1.2 miUraniumPast Producer
Unknown Prospect (San Juan County)1.2 miOccurrence
Rarin 21.4 miUnknown
Rarin No. 21.5 miUranium, CopperOccurrence
Unknown (San Juan County)1.5 miUraniumOccurrence
Unknown (San Juan County)1.5 miUraniumPast Producer
Unknown (San Juan County)1.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Unknown (San Juan County)1.6 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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