The Butler Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,301 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.72083, -105.36222
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Butler Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butler Claims
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: About Time
Secondary: Sultana
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Sharpsdale Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. A. Butler
Home Office: San Diego, Ca.
Years: 1914 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Culebra Massif, Sierra Blanca Massif
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Mountains Thrust Fault, Greaser Creek Thrust Faul T
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS REPORTEDLY CONTAINED TRACE AU AND UP TO 6 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 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
Comment (Workings): APPROX 100 FT OF WINZE, 80 FT OF DRIFT, 10 FT OF CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AN D CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1071-D.
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1914, P. 216.
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