Fort Knox Claims

The Fort Knox Claims is a uranium and vanadium mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Fort Knox Claims  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Miguel

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 38.13333, -108.90000

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Satelite image of the Fort Knox Claims

Fort Knox Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fort Knox Claims


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Bull Canyon


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Salt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Not available


References

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