The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR000656 BLUE BIRD BLUEBIRD MINE GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
20-083 300390235 46.4189 -113.0839
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
08N 12W 27 ACDC 5142324 341178 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7800 F DNF BUTTE PHILIPSBURG PIKES PEAK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 6/11/1996 DMT
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: PHILIPSBURG
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010202
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: Bluebird One open adit and two caved adits crosscut to a due east 50S vein 2 feet wide and comprised of quartz, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, copper carbonate, and iron oxide within granodiorite of the Royal stock (Emmons and Calkins, 1913). A select sample carried .234 oz/ton Au, 5.4 oz/ton Ag, .46% Cu, 1.85% Pb, and 2.69% Zn. Some development work was being done on the property as recently as 1980 (Lawson, 1981). Total length of workings is probably about 1500 feet. The lower adit discharges a considerable amount of water across the dump of mostly unaltered granodiorite.
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 INTACT FLOW Y NF
A02 COLP NO NF
A03 COLP NO NF
Sample Table
Sample Id Sampler pH SC Date TempC Flow Rate Flow Units Flow Method Source Ind No Veg Stain Salt Sulf Turb Location Related to Stream Stream Sedimention Photos Available? Photo Numbers Remarks
FBBS10M ARB 6.8 48.6 8/18/1992 6.2 GPM BUCKET ADIT NA ADIT DISCHARGE AT OPENING
FBBS20L ARB 7.07 30.5 8/18/1992 2.8 GPM BUCKET UP SPRING ABOVE ADIT
FBBS30M ARB 6.48 44.7 8/18/1992 4.6 GPM BUCKET DOWN STREAM BELOW CONFLUENCE WITH ADIT
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: Y
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: Y
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: LONN; 8/92
M-Mines Table
Type Latitude Longitude UTM_N UTM_E UTM_Z Size Open Length Size Open Width Elevation Elevation Units
A01
A02
A03
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. METESH
Date: 8/18/1992
Photos Available?:
Access: 4W
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 3
Drainage Basin: Little Gold Creek
Water Contact Stream: Y
Nearest Surface Water Intake:
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 0
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream:
Nearest Wells (miles): 5
Number of Wells within 4 miles: 0
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 5
Number of Months Occupied: 12
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 8
Recreational Usage on Site:
Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 5
Name or Type of Recreational Area: maxville; flint creek
Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y
Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes:
Safety Risk from Unstable Structures:
Safety Risk from Chemicals:
Safety Risk from Solid Waste (includes sharp rusted items):
Safety Risk from Explosives:
Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream:
Population within 0-0.25 miles: 0
Population within 0.25-0.5 miles:
Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0
Population within 1-2 miles: 0
Population within 2-3 miles:
Population within 3-4 miles:
Public Interest: M

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