Long Park #17 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
Coordinates38.29469, -108.73377

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10215519
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Long Park Group0.1 miUnknown
Long Park #11 Mine0.1 miUraniumPast Producer
Long Park #10 Mine0.1 miUraniumPast Producer
Guadacanal Mine0.1 miPast Producer
Long Park #16 Mine0.2 miUraniumPast Producer
Long Park #1 Mine0.2 miUraniumPast Producer
Tunis Mine0.2 miUraniumUnknown
Long Park No. 150.2 miUraniumProducer
Long Park #70.2 miUraniumPast Producer
Guadalcanal, Long Park No. 60.2 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Mineral Park 30.2 miPast Producer
Mineral Park #2 Mine0.2 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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