The Forlorn Hope is a uranium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 299 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 299 Feet (91 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 59.5014, -135.25140
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Forlorn Hope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forlorn Hope
Secondary: East Fork
Secondary: Lucky 5
Secondary: Trio
Secondary: Taiya
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIM GROUPS TOTALING 5 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1956 & 1958. DEPOSIT PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THOSE IN SKAGWAY COMPOSED OF SUBECONOMIC RADIOACTIVES IN RHYOLITIC INTRUSIVES. NO WORK REPORTED SINCE 1958. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-018
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-020
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-061
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 pp. 186, 188-189, 203-204, 208
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