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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
Coordinates38.24079, -108.80678

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10240397
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Black Point0.0 miPast Producer
Gray, Black Point, San Pedro, Leader, Crescent Lucky Boy0.0 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Gray0.2 miPast Producer
Capella Mine0.3 miPast Producer
Pluto0.3 miPast Producer
Wild Steer Nos. 1&20.4 miUraniumPast Producer
Sirius Mine0.4 miUraniumPast Producer
Vaden View0.4 miPast Producer
Joe Pete Mine0.5 miPast Producer
Arcturus Mine0.5 miPast Producer
Canopus Mine0.5 miPast Producer
Bill Bady-Lucky Boy Mine0.5 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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