The Blue Jay Claim is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.1125, -123.24500
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Blue Jay Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Jay Claim
Secondary: Blue Bird, McKnight
Secondary: Blue Bird
Secondary: McKnight
Commodity
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Hausmannite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Cuprite
Comments
Comment (Geology): HAUSMANNITE,MN3404 ALSO OCCURS IN THIS DEPOSIT-RESEMBLES CHE
References
Reference (Deposit): MENDOCINO COS., CA.
Reference (Deposit): W.D. LONGWILL, 1979.
Reference (Deposit): YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS, TRINITY, TEHEMA, AND
Reference (Deposit): CONTIGUOUS (5137) RARE II PROPOSED ADDITIONA TO THE
Reference (Deposit): EAST FORK (5226), MURPHY GLADE (5298), AND WILDERNESS
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BIG BUTTE-SHINBONE(5145),
Reference (Deposit): WFOC MPF NO. 0061050017
Reference (Deposit): CDM & G., BULL.152,1950
Reference (Deposit): TRENGOVE-RECON OF CALIF MN DEPS-USBM RPT.OF INVEST 5579-1960
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN-MINES & MIN RES TRINITY CO-CAL.DIV.MINES GEO-CO.RPT.
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF YOLLA BOLLY AREA, TRINITY CO., CA,
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE, WA
Reference (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM THE FILES OF W.D. LONGWILL, WFOC
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