Unknown near Thompson Springs, UT

Uranium prospect · Grand County, Utah

ProspectUraniumSurface-UndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · URANIUMLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mine worked both from the surface and underground. 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
CountyGrand
Coordinates38.82808, -109.55180

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface-Underground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10252079
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Thompson Springs, UT0.0 miPast Producer
Unknown #26 near Thompson Springs, UT0.0 miUraniumOccurrence
Telluride Mines0.2 miUraniumPast Producer
Telluride Mines0.2 miPast Producer
Unknown #25 near Thompson Springs, UT0.3 miUraniumOccurrence
Unknown near Thompson Springs, UT0.3 miOccurrence
Unknown near Thompson Springs, UT0.3 miPast Producer
Unknown #13 near Thompson Springs, UT0.3 miUraniumProducer
Consolidation0.4 miUraniumProducer
Consolidation0.4 miPast Producer
Minnie Lee0.5 miUraniumOccurrence
Parco #240.5 miUraniumProducer

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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