Blue Jay

The Blue Jay is a copper mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: Blue Jay  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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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