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Butte Group

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Production statistics
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076603
MRDS ID W023721
Record type Site
Current site name Butte Group
Related records 10305100

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.52119, 36.63607 (WGS84)
Elevation 1512
Relative position 51 MILES NW OF BOONE CLAIRE, NEVADA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ubehebe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eureka-Saline Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Death Valley National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015S 041E 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.52119, 36.63607
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1912 , 1927 - 1930

Mining district

District name Ubehebe

Production statistics

  • Year 1912
    Period 1912
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^24 % Cu, $10/Ton Ag & Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 24wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE SHIPPED BETWEEN 1927 - 1930 SHOWED SMELTER RETURN OF 56 % PB, 15 OZ AG, .0135 OZ AU AND SOME COPPER. SEPERATE SHIPMENT IN 1930 SHOWED; 19 % CU, 4.77 OZ AG, AND .1175 OZ AU PER TON.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 228.6M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 600 FT. ADIT, SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 458 - 459

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1928 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV., REPT. 22 OF STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., VOL. 22 , NO. 4 , P. 463

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 458 - 459 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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