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Little Butte Mine

Past Producer in La Paz county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027718
MRDS ID M003941
Record type Site
Current site name Little Butte Mine
Alternate or previous names Little Butte Copper Mine, Arizona Pride
Related records 10186819

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.063, 33.96977 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOUSE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bouse(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blythe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bouse Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona La Paz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 007N 017W 07,08 NW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Hematite Ore
Malachite Ore
Specularite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.063, 33.96977
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Small Fissures And Joints Have Also Been Filled By Hematite

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northern Plomosa District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Fischer Watt Mining Co.
    First year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1900-1955
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.45 Oz Au/Ton, 0.16 Oz Ag/Ton, 2% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 5g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 13g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1910 22 CARS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED AVERAGING 7.6% CU; 28.9% FE; 32.4% INSOLUBLE; 2.4 OZ. OF AG; $6.65 IN GOLD TO THE TON.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 117.35M

Comments on development

  • DURING 1984-1986 PERIOD, FISCHER WATT PERFORMED GEOLOGIC MAPPING, A GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY, AND IDENTIFIED DRILL TARGETS AT THIS SITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 93

  • Deposit

    HARRER, C.M.; 1964; RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 P. 64

  • Deposit

    ELSING, M.J.; HEINEMAN, R.E.S.; 1936; ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 170

  • Deposit

    NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104; U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 94. (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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