Blue Jay Claim

The Blue Jay Claim is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,101 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: 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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