| Deposit ID | 10101436 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003322 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluebird Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bluebird Tungsten Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.53506, 32.41345 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 29 MILES S 31 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 022S | 016W | 06,07 | SW (06); NW (07) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| (1) | -108.53506, 32.41345 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1900 |
| District name | Gold Hill District: Engineer Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harry Wallace And Norman Reese |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003322 |
HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPS
DALE, V. B., AND MCKINNEY, W. A., 1959, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES, REPT. INV. 5517, P 15-17
HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE 1950'S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Lawrence, V. A. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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