| Deposit ID | 10089287 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015577 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Bird Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bluebird Mine |
| Related records | 10173270 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.59089, 46.01296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES WEST OF BUTTE, MT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003N | 008W | 15,16 | Montana |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Rhodochrosite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -112.59089, 46.01296 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 DEG |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Discoverer | Harry Gassert And Jacob Reding |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blue Bird Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 6096M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015577 |
WEED, W. H., EMMONS, S. F., AND TOWER, G. W., 1897, BUTTE SPECIAL FOLIO (MONTANA): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. ATLAS, FOLIO 38
SWALLOW, G. C., AND TREVARTHEN, J. B., 1890, REPORTS OF THE INSPECTOR OF MINES AND DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDING NOV. 30, 1889: JOUR. PUB. CO., HELENA, MONTANA
ANONYMOUS, NO DATE, REPORT ON BLUE BIRD MINE: ON FILE AT MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUTTE.
CONROW, J. M., NO DATE, BLUEBIRD MINE: ON FILE AT MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUTTE
ANONYMOUS, NO DATE, BLUE BIRD MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN STRIKES GENERALLY EAST AND DIPS SOUTH - VEIN NARROWS IN PLACES TO 12 FT WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Bawden, Kimberly A.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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