Red Bird

The Red Bird is a tungsten mine located in Yakima county, Washington at an elevation of 5,276 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

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Site Name

Primary: Red Bird
Secondary: Bird

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: Washington
County: Yakima
District: Bumping Lake 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: In Snoqualmie Natinal Forest Cherry Stem Into William O. Douglas Wilderness

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Copper Mining Co. (Pre-

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Mo

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LOWER ADIT AVERAGE, 0.1% WO3
Analytical Data: UPPER ADIT AVERAGE, 0.75% WO3

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. SOUTH OF BIRD LAKE

Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL TO DIVERGENT QUARTZ VEINLETS IN HYDROTHEMALLY ALTERED SHEAR ZONE. PROBABLY SAME MINERALIZING SYSTEM AS THAT AT NEW FIND

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, 9 CUTS, 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD D001421

References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 350.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 572.

Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 80-84.

Reference (Production): DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990

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