Bluebird Mine

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

Name: Bluebird Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.24111, -112.31861

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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


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