The Fork Prospect is a mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,923 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: 6,923 Feet (2,110 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.7775, -105.26390
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Fork Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fork Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Front Range
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rocky Mtn Energy
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Ownership): OWNER - ROCKY MTN ENERGY A SUBSIDARY OF UNION PACIFIC R. R.
References
Reference (Deposit): MAIN SOURCE OF INFORMATION - USGS PROP PAPER 520. ADDITION
Reference (Deposit): INFORMATION IN BACKUP FILE.
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