Bluebird Prospect

The Bluebird Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Bluebird Prospect
Secondary: Whistler

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Port Valdez

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NO DATA

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 9. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): ACTIVE BETWEEN ABOUT 1911 AND 1916; NO RECORDED PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): BLUEBIRD: MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE UP TO 3 M WIDE IN VALDEZ GROUP CONTAINS FRAGMENTS OF MAFIC DIKE CEMENTED BY QUARTZ, CALCITE, AND CHLORITE WITH DISSEMINATED PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND FREE GOLD; WHISTLER: QUARTZ VEIN WITH FRAGMENTS OF SLATE WITH DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND FREE GOLD

Comment (Workings): WORK DONE ON BLUEBIRD BY 1916 INCLUDED 120 FT TUNNEL, CROSSCUT ANDA 10 FT DRIFT; NO DATA ON ANY WORKINGS AT WHISTLER CLAIM

Comment (Geology): SCHISTOSITY OF COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES ABOUT E-W, DIPS 40-60 N

Comment (Deposit): DATA COMBINED FOR BLUEBIRD AND WHISTLER CLAIMS; SEE ALSO: CLIFF MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 520, P. 120, 123

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 542, P. 35

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 592, P. 239

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 622, P. 182

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 662, P. 191

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 12

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 9

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-09

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