The Yellow-Bird Mine is a mine located in Duchesne county, Utah at an elevation of 8,960 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: 8,960 Feet (2,731 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.50528, -110.77694
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Yellow-Bird Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellow-Bird Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Duchesne
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gladys Mecham; Et Al
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .006 % ZN
Analytical Data: .004 % PB
Analytical Data: .002 % CU
Analytical Data: .05 OZ/T AG
Analytical Data: 0.002 OZ/T AU.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ADIT TRENDING EAST
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SEC. 3
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SELECT SAMPLE OF HEMATITIC STAINED CALCITE MATERIAL
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