The Blue Bird Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.16306, -103.67500
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Blue Bird Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Bird Mine
Secondary: Minnesota Ridge Mining Co.
Secondary: Red Squirrel Mine
Secondary: Minnesota Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Rochford 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: Black Hills National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Minnesota Ridge Mining Co.
Owner Name: Gfc Corp. Of Buffalo, N. Y.
Production
Year: 1937
Material type: ORE AU AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^25.69 Oz Gold
Year: 1935
Material type: ORE AU AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^ 29 Oz Silver
Year: 1934
Material type: ORE AU AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^11.76 Oz Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): THE GROUP CENTERS IN SECTION 6
Comment (Production): EXPERIMENTAL MILL RUNS
Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS. NEW DEAL MINING COMPANY LEASED 6 CLAIMS INCLUDING THESE 3 ; ECON.COM: 10 - STAMP AMALGAMATION MILL
Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT 650 FT LONG WITH 600 FT DRIFTING ON THE 300 FT LEVEL; 22 FT WINZE EXTENDS BELOW THIS LEVEL. A SHAFT REACHES THE 200 FT LEVEL - EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FROM IT IS ON 75-, 150-, 200 - FT LEVELS
References
Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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