Virginia Valley

Uranium past producer · Emery County, Utah

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

StateUtah
CountyEmery
Coordinates38.64308, -110.74384

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10251588
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Desolation Mine0.3 miProducer
Virginia Valley Mine0.3 miPast Producer
Chute Canyon Deposit0.3 miOccurrence
Desolation0.4 miUnknown
Virginia Valley #10.5 miUraniumProducer
Virginia Valley Group0.5 miUraniumProducer
Brown Dog Claims1.1 miUraniumOccurrence
Brown Dog Claims1.1 miOccurrence
Little Erma Mine1.4 miPast Producer
Little Erma 21.5 miPast Producer
Little Erma No. 2 Claim1.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Wild Horse1.8 miUraniumProducer

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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