Unknown (Montrose County)

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
Coordinates38.40079, -108.87878

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10265094
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Shadow0.1 miUnknown
Waterloo0.2 miPast Producer
Radium Queen #130.5 miUraniumPast Producer
Radium King (Minton)0.5 miUraniumPast Producer
Eclipse0.5 miUraniumPast Producer
Zella0.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Unknown (Montrose County)0.9 miUraniumOccurrence
Unknown (Montrose County)0.9 miUraniumOccurrence
Unknown (Montrose County)1.0 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Willie Dee1.0 miPast Producer
Unknown (Montrose County)1.0 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Little Buckhorn Mine1.1 miUraniumPast 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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