Brown Bird Mine Group

The Brown Bird Mine Group is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.

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

Name: Brown Bird Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.45611, -111.25250

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Brown Bird Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brown Bird Mine Group
Secondary: Blue Wing


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco 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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1937-1940
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.3 Oz. Au Per Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSING


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND OPEN CUT OPERATIONS.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Deposit): GOLD AND SILVER ENRICHED NEAR THE SURFACE; DEPOSIT ALONG CONTACT ZONE.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 191, P. 63


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