USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Mono County
Blue Bird Group
Unconfirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Mono
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former lode Au-Ag-Pb-Cu mine located in the NE¼SW¼ sec. 19, T3S, R31E, MDM, 3.0 km (9,900 feet) SW of Banner Ridge (coordinates of record), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Mineralization is…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Quartz
- Gold
- Native Gold
- Quartz
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 83021
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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