Blue Jay

The Blue Jay is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.

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 Jay  

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.1078, -105.38230

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Satelite image of the Blue Jay

Blue Jay MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Jay
Secondary: Blue Jay and Violet Ray Area


Commodity

Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Front Range


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Enibeta Corp.
Info Year: 1975


Production

Year: 1903
Mined: 393.680 mt
Material type: ore


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Uraninite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): REF VANDERWILT MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO P 324 MINE MAP

Reference (Deposit): 402316, 402332 AND OTHERS REF USGS PROF PAPER 223 PL


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