Blue Bird

The Blue Bird is a uranium mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,479 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

Name: Blue Bird  

State:  Utah

County:  Emery

Elevation: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.70417, -110.99139

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Blue Bird MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Bird
Secondary: Green Dragon


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Owner Name: Torral, Sherwood And Carol Albrecht


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: San Rafael Swell


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Sandstones And Mudstone


Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Uraninite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4, SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SEC. 24

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S


References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 123

Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C., BULLETI

Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY, 1973

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977


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