Bluebird Mine

The Bluebird Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.

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: Bluebird Mine

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.99639, -105.53306

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Bluebird Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bluebird Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Nederland


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IN REF 35 IS WRONG; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN STRIKES NNW, DIPS 2-17 SW. COUNTRY ROCK IS COARSE GR. PORPHYRITIC BIOTITE GRANITE. GANGUE MINERALS ARE BARITE AND WHITE QTZ.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS NEDERLAND QUAD TOPO MAP, 1942, 7 1/2 MIN.

Reference (Deposit): BASTIN AND HILL, 1917, USGS PP 94, PG. 185 (REF 35)

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62


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