Black Butte Prospect

The Black Butte Prospect is a tungsten and manganese mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,120 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Black Butte Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten, Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.02028, -112.47750

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Black Butte Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Butte Prospect
Secondary: Pand G
Secondary: Dugan
Secondary: Castle Butte


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Castle Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Schistosity Strikes N 60 E, Dips 40 Nw; Pegmatite Dikes N 35 E, 76 Nw


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY: 43.8 % MN , 1.23 % WO3, 15 % SI. PSILOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE ASSAY ABOUT 1% WO3.


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Hollandite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ANOTHER OCCURANCE OCCURS ALONG THE PEGMATITE DIKE. VEIN IS 1.5-2.0 FT WIDE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT, AN OPENCUT 12 FEET HIGH AND A FEW SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000837 OF JAMES E. ELLIOTT WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 148, P. 25.

Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078, P. 33.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MR-25.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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