The Blue Bird Mine is a silver, gold, lead, and copper mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,199 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
Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.96, -107.92333
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Blue Bird Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Bird Mine
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Blue Bird Nos. 1-17
Secondary: Blue Bell Nos. 1-6
Secondary: Lake View
Secondary: Lake View Nos. 1-7
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Lower San Miguel 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Spencer And Schooley
Home Office: Mancos, Co.
Years: 1977 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1977
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns
Type: L
Description: Vanadium Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): CDM RECORDS DESCRIBE BLUE BIRD WORKINGS AS 106-FT SHAFT WITH 35-FT DRIFT FROM BOTTOM, AND 15-FT INCLINE. BUSH AND OTHERS' GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS SEVERAL TUNNELS DRIVEN IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS, EXTENT UNKNOWN.
Comment (Location): PROBABLE LOCATION IS ABOUT 0.5 MILE UP DEEP CREEK. MINE IS REFERENCED WITH CRESCENT CITY, WHICH MAY BE SMALL UNNAMED GROUP OF BUILDINGS ABOUT 1.7 MILES UP DEEP CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Deposit): JURASSIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CUT BY VANADIUM FAULT, TRENDING N 68 W, DOWNTHROWN ON NE. VEIN DEPOSITS AND POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT IN PONY EXPRESS LIMESTONE DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH FAULT.
References
Reference (Production): COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
Reference (Deposit): BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1961, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GRAY HEAD QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-176.
Reference (Deposit): HESS, F.L., 1913, NOTES ON THE VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 530, P. 142-156.
Reference (Deposit): BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL 1072-E, P. 376-377.
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
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