The Bluebird Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.24111, -112.31861
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Bluebird Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluebird Mine
Secondary: Bluebird
Secondary: Etc
Secondary: Gold King Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Harold Block.
Home Office: 1235 Poplar Drive, Prescott, Az
Years: 1976 -
Owner Name: Cc Clark, Ma Strain
Years: 1927 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Year Last Production: 1927
Discovery Year: 1925
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N25e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN MULDOON GULCH.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN QUARTZITE AND SCHIST. IGNEOUS ROCKS OF CRET-PALEO AGE ARE CLOSE TO DEPOSIT AND OCCUR TO SOUTH AT CROWN KING, ARIZONA
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): DEWITT, ED, 1976, UNPUB M.S. THESIS, U. OF AZ, 150 PGS
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT. OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
