The Bluebird Mine is a mine located in Graham county, Arizona.
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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
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Bluebird Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluebird Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1935
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cobaltite
Ore: Glaucodot
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NOT MUCH CHANCE OF EXTENSIONS.
Comment (Geology): PEGMATITE DIKES IN PREC GRANITE ; GEOL.DESC: COBALTITE, GLAUCODOT, PYRITE IN SHORT EN ECHELON LENSES, CUT BY SHEAR ZONES AND LATER CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE VEINLETS. ENTIRE ZONE ABOUT 400 FT. LONG.
Comment (Deposit): RECORD #M002043 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS REPORT-G.L. SHAFFER, 2/75 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): BILBREY, J. H., JR., 1962, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8103, P. 28
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. FILES
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8103, P. 28
Reference (Deposit): VHAY, J. S., 1952, COBALT RESOURCES, CHAPT. V1 IN MATERIALS SURVEY: COBALT, NATIONAL SECURITY RESOURCES BOARD, US DEPT. OF COMMERCE, P. 56
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