The Honey Bee #1 Atomic King #2 is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,560 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,560 Feet (1,390 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.47333, -109.59528
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Honey Bee #1 Atomic King #2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Honey Bee #1 Atomic King #2
Secondary: Operated and Shipped As Part of Monte Cristo Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Moab District Lower Kane Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: WEDGE, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, In Fault Fracture Zone Or In Perable Beds Adjposition To.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .028 % U3O8 , .015 % V2O5
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Uranophane
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): DRIFTING TO A FAVORABLE DRILL HOLE.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , NE 1/4 , NE 1/4
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SPLH35 345 FT IN FROM PORTAL, FACE OF NORTH DRIFT, FAULT MATERIAL
Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES, H. 1977
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