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Butler Claims

Occurrence in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013985
MRDS ID D010568
Record type Site
Current site name Butler Claims
Alternate or previous names Unpatented Claims: About Time, Sultana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.36279, 37.72085 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 11 MILE S69W FROM GARDNER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Wing(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 027S 071W 05,06,07,08 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • CDM MINE MGR. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS NEAR SHARPSDALE. EXACT LOCAT ION UNCERTAIN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR SHARPSDALE, AT COMMON S ECTION CORNER ALONG HUERFANO RIVER 2.2 MILES WSW OF RED WING. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS REPORTEDLY CONTAINED TRACE AU AND UP TO 6 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Minturn Formation
    Rock description Minturn Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.36279, 37.72085
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Culebra Massif, Sierra Blanca Massif
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sangre De Cristo Mountains Thrust Fault, Greaser Creek Thrust Faul T

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sharpsdale Area

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. A. Butler
    Home office San Diego, Ca.
    First year 1914

Comments on the workings information

  • APPROX 100 FT OF WINZE, 80 FT OF DRIFT, 10 FT OF CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AN D CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1071-D.

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1914, P. 216.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 09-MAY-05 Keller, John W. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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