The Red Bird is a tungsten mine located in Yakima county, Washington at an elevation of 5,276 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,276 Feet (1,608 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.79417, -121.35583
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Red Bird MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Bird
Secondary: Bird
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Washington
County: Yakima
District: Bumping Lake 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.
Administrative Organization: In Snoqualmie Natinal Forest Cherry Stem Into William O. Douglas Wilderness
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Copper Mining Co. (Pre-
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOWER ADIT AVERAGE, 0.1% WO3
Analytical Data: UPPER ADIT AVERAGE, 0.75% WO3
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. SOUTH OF BIRD LAKE
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL TO DIVERGENT QUARTZ VEINLETS IN HYDROTHEMALLY ALTERED SHEAR ZONE. PROBABLY SAME MINERALIZING SYSTEM AS THAT AT NEW FIND
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, 9 CUTS, 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD D001421
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 350.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 572.
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 80-84.
Reference (Production): DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990
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