The Brown Bird Mine Group is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.
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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Brown Bird Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brown Bird Mine Group
Secondary: Blue Wing
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1937-1940
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.3 Oz. Au Per Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSING
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND OPEN CUT OPERATIONS.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Deposit): GOLD AND SILVER ENRICHED NEAR THE SURFACE; DEPOSIT ALONG CONTACT ZONE.
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 191, P. 63
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