The Big Butte is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 1,099 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
Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.84167, -114.68250
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Big Butte MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Butte
Secondary: Copper Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): 1940 , ONE CARLOAD VALUED AT $27/TON ORE ASSAYED AT 3.5 - 8 % CU AND $6 - 11 AU/TON
Comment (Workings): 125 FT. SHAFT, AND 600 FT. SHAFT, NUMEROUS SHORT TUNNELS AND OPEN CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 432 .
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A. ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 6 (AP.)
Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L. A. ETAL, 1953 , P. 7 (AP)
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