Butte and Orogrande

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10241807
MAS/MILS ID 0160490456
Record type Site
Current site name Butte and Orogrande
Alternate or previous names Orogrande-Frisco, Orogrande Mine, Hogan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.54188, 45.70767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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 027 N 007 E 01 SWSWSW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.54188, 45.70767

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit

Mining district

District name Orogrande

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1920
    Description Gold Production, Before 1920 2900 T Oz Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 90200.09g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM INF CIRC 7039 P 37

  • Deposit

    ICMC NEWS RELEASE, NR9614.

  • Deposit

    DIXIE SUMMIT MLA STUDY AREA: U.S. BOM OPEN FILE REPORT; MLA

  • Deposit

    9-91, PP. 17-24.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAY-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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