Mine · Mesa County, Colorado, United States
Whirlwind Mine
Whirlwind Mine is an idle mine in Mesa County, Colorado, United States, owned by Energy Fuels Inc.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | WHIRLWIND MINE | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Mesa County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (nonproducing) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | uranium, vanadium (mainly uranium) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Energy Fuels Inc (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EFR Colorado Plateau LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 5 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Underground | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.6292, -108.8542 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
Energy Fuels Inc owns 4 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 99 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Energy Fuels Inc | 100th | 4 | 0.15% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 66 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potsy Draw water right 05-13 | Water right | — | — | 21 km |
| Potsy Draw water right 05-69 | Water right | — | — | 21 km |
| Underground Water Wells (2) water right 05-3493 | Water right | — | — | 21 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Utah Division of Water Rights points of diversion. Utah Division of Water Rights points of diversion, Restricted.