Glory Bee Mine

The Glory Bee Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,699 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: Glory Bee Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Moffat

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 40.25917, -108.75278

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Glory Bee Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Glory Bee Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Skull Creek Area


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift, Uinta Basin, Yampa Plateau, Douglas Creek Arch, Piceance Basin

Type: L
Description: Red Wash Syncline, Willow Creek Anticline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron Oxides


Rocks

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

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B., AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 268.

Reference (Deposit): ROWLEY, PETER AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VERNAL 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, UTAH, AND WYOMING: USGS MAP MF-1163, 1: 250,000


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