Unknown near La Sal, UT

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
Coordinates38.43029, -108.97178

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10240483
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near La Sal, UT0.0 miUranium, CopperOccurrence
Last Chance No. 40.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Little Fawn #10.6 miUraniumProducer
Unknown near La Sal, UT0.7 miUraniumOccurrence
Unknown near La Sal, UT1.0 miPast Producer
Unknown near La Sal, UT1.0 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Radium Cycle Mine1.0 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Ureka1.0 miPast Producer
Buckhorn-Ureka1.1 miPast Producer
Little Buckhorn1.1 miPast Producer
Buckhorn Mine1.1 miUraniumUnknown
Buckhorn 11.1 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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