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Uranium prospect · San Juan 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
CountySan Juan
Coordinates37.56580, -109.18928

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10251930
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
R and Double H0.1 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
R and Double H0.1 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Blue Jay # 20.2 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Blue Jay No 20.2 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Blue Jay-Margaret0.3 miUraniumOccurrence
Blue Jay 30.4 miPast Producer
Unknown near White Mesa, UT0.6 miUnknown
Big Bluff1.8 miVanadium, UraniumPast Producer
Pickett1.8 miPast Producer
Dixie 22.0 miPast Producer
Dixie # 22.1 miUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Dixie 32.1 miUnknown

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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