Unknown near Nucla, CO

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
Coordinates38.40719, -108.84758

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10288443
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Last Hope0.3 miPast Producer
Unknown near Nucla, CO0.4 miUraniumProducer
Betty Jean Mine0.5 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Monogram #50.6 miPast Producer
Unknown near Nucla, CO0.6 miUraniumOccurrence
Betty Jean #20.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Canon 4, 5 & 70.6 miPast Producer
Unknown near Nucla, CO0.6 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Jitterbug0.6 miUnknown
Piper and Shamrock0.7 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Radium Cycle Group0.7 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Little Buckhorn Mine0.7 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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