| Deposit ID | 10043995 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231309 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butte Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Butte Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.10233, 40.55712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1734 |
| Relative position | 14 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 14 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | 0.0775 OZ AU/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 19.25 OZ AG/TON |
| Result | 3% PB (1938) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Scott Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Scott Canyon Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -117.10233, 40.55712 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-S Faults; Butte Fault Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W |
| Dip | 45-60W |
| Length | 115.82M |
| Width | 54.86M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. M. Oliver |
| First year | 1938 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231309 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO, NEV.; USBM INF. CIRC. 7043
STEWART, MCKEE AND STAGER, 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIRST WORKED FROM 1866 TO 1872, WHEN IT PRODUCED MORE THAN $100,000 IN ORE. INACTIVE UNTIL 1934 WHEN R.M. OLIVER RELOCATED OLD CLAIMS AND WORKED THEM ALONE. HE SHIPPED 7 CARLOADS OF ORE RANGING FROM $14 TO $25 A TON FROM 1934 TO 1938. DEVELOPMENT THEN CONSISTED OF TWO ADITS PLUS SEVERAL SHAFTS TOTALLING 1600 FT. IN WORKINGS. ORE WAS TAKEN MAINLY FROM OXIDIZED ZONE. VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR 380 FT. ALONG STRIKE AND 180 FT DOWN DIP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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