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Butte & Orogrande Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071635
MRDS ID W015134
Record type Site
Current site name Butte & Orogrande Mine
Alternate or previous names Orogrande - Frisco, Hogan, Great Hogan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.54188, 45.70767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position .5 MI NW OF OROGRANDE; 12 MI SW OF ELK CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orogrande(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 027N 007E 01 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • W SIDE CROOKED RIVER AT OROGRANDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Oxidation

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE AU CONTENT (1902-1920): 0.07 OZ/TON
Result DRILL HOLE SAMPLES FROM 200-400 FT. DEEP CONTAINED $1.08 - $2.00 AU/TON (1938)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Dike-Pegmatite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Dike-Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Dark Grayish-Green Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.54188, 45.70767
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1902

Mining district

District name Orogrande District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Orogrande - Frisco Gold Mines, Inc.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Butte And Orogrande Mining And Milling Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1920
    Period 1902 - 1920
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Ag, Cu, 0.07 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • VALUE ITEM 8 ABOUT $60000 ; PRODUCTION OF ITEM 8 FROM 1902 - 1909 AND 1914 - 1920 . PRODUCTION YEARS 1902 - 1909 , 1914 - 1920

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall width 76.2M

Comments on development

  • 20 - STAMP MILL, CYANIDE PLANT, 80 PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT MAX. LENGTH IS SEVERAL THOUSAND FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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