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Butte Highlands Mine

Past Producer in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071327
MRDS ID W014658
Record type Site
Current site name Butte Highlands Mine
Alternate or previous names Tilton, Highland, Nevin Hill, Only Chance, Murphy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.50921, 45.79712 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position 14.0 MI DUE S OF DOWNTOWN BUTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Humbug(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001N 007W 31,32 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • UTM COORDINATES OF TILTON SHAFT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ MAY CARRY SOME GOLD. ORE IS MINERALIZED QUARTZ AND DOLOMITE BRECCIA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 64
USGS model code 18f
Deposit model name Skarn Au
Mark3 model number 82

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Boulder Batholith, Butte Quartz Monzonite;Diorite (Gabbro) Batholith Satellite Pluton;Fish Creek Pluton, Granodiorite
    Rock description Boulder Batholith, Butte Quartz Monzonite;Diorite (Gabbro) Batholith Satellite Pluton;Fish Creek Pluton, Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Park;Meagher Formation, Dolomitic Limestone;Wolsey Formation, Shale, Minor Quartzite
    Rock description Park;Meagher Formation, Dolomitic Limestone;Wolsey Formation, Shale, Minor Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.50921, 45.79712
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Steeply Nw-Plunging Anticline, Mother Lode Fault, Diorite (Gabbro) Intrusion, Parent Fault

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Plunge 80
    Plunge direction N 30 E
    Length 150M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Body Along Crest Of Anticline Where Intersected By Mother Lode Fault And Parent Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1866
Discoverer Mr. P. J. Tilton
Year of first production 1867

Mining district

District name Highland (Fish Creek) District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Butte Highlands Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Butte Highlands Mining Co., Spokane, Wa.

Production statistics

  • Year 1997
    Material ore
    Ore mined 97000mt
    Accuracy Accurate
  • Year 1997
    Material Ag
    Ore mined 93310.44g
    Accuracy Accurate
  • Year 1997
    Material gold
    Ore mined 1959519.3g
    Accuracy Accurate

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2011
    Inferred 2500000mt ore
    Remarks Ore amount estimated from Timberline figures of 760,000 oz Au at 0.27 oz/t. Timberline Resources website accessed on 10/4/2011.
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold 9.3 g/mt Gold Primary 2011
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1999
    Total resources 1580784mt ore
    Remarks USGS OFR 2004-1038
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 10.5 g/mt Copper Tertiary 1999

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2000M
    Overall depth 300M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSIT DEVELOPED BY AT LEAST 5 SHAFTS AND 3 ADITS ON AT LEAST 8 LEVELS TO A DEPTH OF 950 FT. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS WERE 2300 FT. LONG 600 LEVEL ADIT, 350 FT. DEEP "NEW WINZE", 540 FT. TILTON SHAFT, ONLY CHANCE ADIT, AND MURPHY SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • GROUP CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 6 PATENTED CLAIMS: MURPHY ONLY CHANCE, J.B. THOMPSON, BARNARD, ISLAND AND OTHERS.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1976 Krohn, Douglas H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1983 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/09/2015
MSHA mine ID2402563
Mine name (MSHA)Butte Highlands
Current operatorHighland Mining LLC.
Current controller (parent)Sima Muroff
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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