Red Bone-Thunderbird

Uranium prospect · Emery 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
CountyEmery
Coordinates38.97857, -110.36653

Commodities

TertiaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10275667
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Welsh Shaft0.2 miUraniumProducer
Newell Shaft Mine0.2 miUraniumPast Producer
Little Lil & Simon J0.2 miPast Producer
#7 Incline Group #7 Incline, #1 Shaft, #2 Shaft0.2 miUraniumProducer
Red Bone Group0.2 miPast Producer
Incline #7 West Mine0.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Incline Group North0.3 miProspect
Wedding Bell0.3 miVanadium, UraniumProducer
Wedding Bell0.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Incline #3 Mine0.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Incline #12 Mine0.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Thunderbird Mine0.4 miUraniumOccurrence

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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