The Blue Jay is a copper mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.63861, -117.60972
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Blue Jay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Jay
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Ubehebe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): SILICEOUS IRON OUTCROP 60 FT. WIDE, 500 FT. LONG ON CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL 100 FT. LONG, WINZE 35 FT. DEEP AND CROSSCUT 25 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1928 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV., REPT. 22 OF STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., VOL. 22 , NO. 4 , P. 463
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