The Blue Bird Prospect is a silver and copper mine located in Skamania county, Washington at an elevation of 1,719 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,719 Feet (524 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.7475, -122.16889
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Blue Bird Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Bird Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Skamania
District: Washougal 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.
Administrative Organization: In Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS FROM SMALL STOCKPILE OF QUARTZ SHOWED 0.20% CU, 0.25 OZ/TON AG, TR AU.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN FINE-GRAINED GRANODIORITE IS AS THICK AS 2 FT BUT PINCHES IN MANY PLACES TO LESS THAN 0.25 IN. ALSO, SOME NARROW QUARTZ STRINGERS IN ANDESITE, EXPOSED BY THE LOWER ADIT. ALTHOUGH MALACHITE COATS FRACTURE SURFACES IN THE ADIT, NO COPPER SULFIDE MINERALS ARE VISIBLE
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, CAVED
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN (1977). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): THERE ARE REMAINS OF A SMALL CONCENTRATING MILL THAT BURNED IN THE 1920'S
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 0.5 MI UP BLUE BIRD CREEK FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH SHIRT CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, W.M., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VANCOUVER QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON AND OREGON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-10, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 390.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 43, 56-58.
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