New Yellow Spot

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
Coordinates38.35029, -109.01538

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10214958
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Gramlich Group0.1 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Icelake Canyon0.3 miPast Producer
St. Patrick Claims0.4 miUraniumPast Producer
New Yellow Spot Mine0.6 miUraniumProducer
Confusion Mine0.8 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Gramlich Group0.8 miVanadium, UraniumProducer
Morning Star Mine0.8 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Morning Star #40.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Morning Star Mine0.8 miPast Producer
Birthday 10.9 miPast Producer
Birthday Mine0.9 miUraniumOccurrence
Pi Warren #80.9 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence

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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