The Blackbird Group is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.4925, -113.29472
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Blackbird Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackbird Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Preuss District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): PROPERTY INCLUDES THE NEW YEAR'S, BELMONT, AND PURITY CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS SIMILAR TO THE CACTUS MINE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON THE NEW YEAR'S CLAIM ARE A 300 FT SHAFT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., 1913 , GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF SAN FRANCISCO REGION: USGS PROF PAPER 80 , P. 187 - 188
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-27-1958
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