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Bluebird

Past Producer in Pinal county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161997
MRDS ID M050123
MAS/MILS ID 0040210181
Record type Site
Current site name Bluebird
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims M S 4123 Red Bird, Unpatented Claim M S 3526, Thornewood, Zilla, Blue Bird Silver Mining Co Property, Twin S Mining Co Property, Fields Mining Corp Property
Related records 10039466

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.47128, 32.7632 (WGS84)
Elevation 1414
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinal(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oak Grove Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pinal

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 008 S 018 E 02 S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.47128, 32.7632
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Young,Mattie E
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1961
  • Type Operator
    Owner Bear Creek Mining Co.
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS OAK GROVE CANYON QUAD

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING DIST SHEET 741

  • Deposit

    ADMR BLUE BIRD MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    TENNEY,J B HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA AZBM 1927-29 P 329-

  • Deposit

    333

  • Deposit

    DENTON,T C OLD RELIABLE MINE USBM R1 4006 1947

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT USBM #275

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS ABM BULL 158 1951 P 56-65

  • Deposit

    KUHN,T ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 36 1941 P 512-538

  • Deposit

    USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P 38

  • Deposit

    ADMR FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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