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About 2 km. west southwest of Three Step Hill. From US Highway 191, take Big Indian Road, them Williamson Fork Road.
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The Velvet portal is accessible by good quality roads beginning with
the Big Indian Road, a hard surface road that exits U.S. Highway 191 about 19 miles north of
Monticello, Utah or 34 miles south of Moab, Utah.
The Big Indian Road extends eastward and loops into the Lisbon Road to serve properties in the
Lisbon Valley area.
A gravel road, San Juan County Road 112 (Williams Fork) exits the Big Indian
Road about 5.5 miles east of its intersection with Highway 191.
A private access road connects
with County Road 112 about 6 miles southeast of its intersection with the Big Indian Road.
The Velvet Mine portal is about one mile northeast along this road.
The site, as described above, is
accessible via 2-wheel drive on existing county and/or two-track roads.
The project is located
approximately 10 miles south of La Sal, Utah.
Most transport will occur via over-the-road
commercial trucks.
Access to exploratory drill sites and vent locations are provided by existing
roads connecting to the main access at the Velvet portal and the Lisbon Road.
The Wood mine area is located about 3 miles east of Velvet along County Road 112
and is also accessible from the east via the Lisbon Valley Road and County Road 112.
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Elevation: 6800ft, 2069m.
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Date and time this article was prepared:11:20:26 AM, 6/28/2025.
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