Rio Colorado

Uranium prospect · Emery County, Utah

ProspectUraniumUndergroundUSGS 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

StateUtah
CountyEmery
Coordinates38.69307, -110.98294

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10227518
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Rio Colorado0.1 miPast Producer
Dirty Devil #4, #60.1 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Green Dragon #20.1 miUraniumProducer
Dirty Devil Min0.1 miUraniumProducer
Rio Colorado0.1 miUraniumOccurrence
Dirty Devil 60.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Dirty Devil #60.4 miPast Producer
Green Dragon 30.7 miProspect
Dirty Devil0.7 miUraniumOccurrence
Dirty Devil 3 & 40.7 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Dirty Devil 1&20.8 miProducer
Green Dragon 40.8 miProspect

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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