Bluebird Mine

The Bluebird Mine is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,249 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

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Site Name

Primary: Bluebird Mine
Secondary: Primos Group
Secondary: Bluebird Hill
Secondary: Dividend Tunnel

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Beryllium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Primos Chemical Co
Info Year: 1973

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1898
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

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Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Huebnerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS MRDS ID NO. REFERS TO THE PRIMOS GROUP. ADDITIONAL NUMBERS INCLUDE M050028 (BLUEBIRD) AND M050026 (DIVIDEND TUNNEL). PROPERTY IS ALSO IN T15S, R22E, SECS. 26, 27, AND 34. THE DIVIDEND TUNNEL IS ON THE SAME GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE AS THE BLUEBIRD, BUT IS LOCATED 3000 FT TO THE NE. THE TWO PROPERTIES TOGETHER MAKE UP THE PRIMOS GROUP. THE BULK OF THE DATA AVAILABLE ON THE PRIMOS GROUP IS INCLUDED HERE, BUT THE DIVIDEND TUNNEL IS ALSO IN THE DATA BASE UNDER SEQ, NO. 0040030128.

References

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 416, 1964, 196 PP., 13 PLATES.

Reference (Deposit): THE DRAGOON QUADRANGLE, COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R. AND L.T. SILVER. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF

Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 55

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