Red Bird Group

The Red Bird Group is a mercury mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,120 feet.

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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: Red Bird Group

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Mercury

Lat, Long: 33.96, -111.38222

Satelite image of the Red Bird Group

Red Bird Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Bird Group
Secondary: Blue Bird Group
Secondary: Tonto
Secondary: Slate Creek

Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Mazatzal Mountains District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Arizona Cinnabar Co.
Home Office: Globe, Az.

Production

Year: 1960
Time Period: To 1960
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8 Lb/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1922
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

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Schistosity, Ne Trending Red Rock Rhyolite Dikes.

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY ACROSS 2 FT OF SCHIST SHOWED 0.14 PCT HG. SECOND ASSAY SHOWED 0.23 PCT. HG.

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar

Ore: Malachite

Gangue: Chlorite

Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment Type: Development	Comment: 19 CLAIMS IN 1927.
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: A SECOND LODE OCCURS ON THE RED BIRD NO. 7 CLAIM AND IS 350 FT. OF THE LODE DESCRIBED ABOVE.
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: OPEN CUT 8 FT. WIDE, 200 FT. TUNNEL. INOPERATIVE 8 TON ROTARY (1964).

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 122.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, I.C. 8252, 1965.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: E.H. BAILEY, USGS, PERSONAL FILES.
Reference Category: Production	Reference: USBM UNPUB DATA