The Blue Bird Group is a gold and silver mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 7,201 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
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.67222, -118.59944
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Blue Bird Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Bird Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mono
District: Chidago
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS VARY FROM $5 - $10/TON, AU, AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2 - 4 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 500 FT. TUNNEL, 3000 FT. OF DRIFTS NUMBER OF PROSPECT HOLES ALONG VEIN OUTCROP.
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES 5 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 556 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1927 , MONO COUNTY: REPORT 23 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 377 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN ( 1957 )
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