The Bluebird is a copper mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Bluebird MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluebird
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Pyramid District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Structure
Type: L
Description: Mullen Pass Structure (Ne)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Adv. Argillic, Sericitic, Propylitic
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Geology): INTERMEDIATE MINERAL ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, A.B., GEOL & MINERAL DEP, PYRAMID DIST, S. WASHOE CO., NEV., UNPUB. PHD DISSERT, M.S.M., U.N.R., 1975
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
