| Deposit ID | 10141472 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060931541 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butterfly Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.96582, 41.42764 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Siskiyou(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Etna(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Shasta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Scott(hydrologic unit)
Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)
Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Klamath National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Siskiyou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 041 N | 010 W | 02 | SW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -122.96582, 41.42764 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Middle Earth Mining |
| ID | 404435 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060931541 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0404435 |
MSHA RPT DATED DEC 1980.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-DEC-1996 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/13/1981 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404435 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Butterfly Mine |
| Current operator | Middle Earth Mining |
| Current controller (parent) | M Robinson |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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