Blue Bird Mine

The Blue Bird Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Blue Bird Mine
Secondary: Minnesota Ridge Mining Co.
Secondary: Red Squirrel Mine
Secondary: Minnesota Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Rochford 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.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Minnesota Ridge Mining Co.

Owner Name: Gfc Corp. Of Buffalo, N. Y.

Production

Year: 1937
Material type: ORE AU AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^25.69 Oz Gold
Year: 1935
Material type: ORE AU AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^ 29 Oz Silver
Year: 1934
Material type: ORE AU AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^11.76 Oz Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): THE GROUP CENTERS IN SECTION 6

Comment (Production): EXPERIMENTAL MILL RUNS

Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS. NEW DEAL MINING COMPANY LEASED 6 CLAIMS INCLUDING THESE 3 ; ECON.COM: 10 - STAMP AMALGAMATION MILL

Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT 650 FT LONG WITH 600 FT DRIFTING ON THE 300 FT LEVEL; 22 FT WINZE EXTENDS BELOW THIS LEVEL. A SHAFT REACHES THE 200 FT LEVEL - EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FROM IT IS ON 75-, 150-, 200 - FT LEVELS

References

Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688

Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688

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