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Arizona · Cochise County

Bluebird Mine

Unconfirmed Tungsten Underground

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Cochise
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Tungsten
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Bluebird Hill, Primos Mine

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former small underground W-Cu-Bi-Be mine located in the SW ¼ sec. 3, and sec. 9, T.16S., R.22E, 2¾ miles SW of the town of Johnson on the north slope of Bluebird Hill, 4 miles NE of Dragoon, on private land. Discovered 1898. First produced 1900. Owne…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 1 shaft symbol
  • 8 adit symbols
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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.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Beryl
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chlorophane
  • Feldspar Group
  • Fluorite
  • Garnet Group
  • Hematite
  • Hübnerite
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  • Beryl
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chlorophane
  • Feldspar Group
  • Fluorite
  • Garnet Group
  • Hematite
  • Hübnerite
  • Ingodite
  • Jarosite
  • Muscovite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Scheelite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (1)
  • mapped adit symbols (8)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 8751

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (14)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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