The Butterfly is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 1,549 feet.
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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: 1,549 Feet (472 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.30611, -119.76111
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Butterfly MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butterfly
Secondary: Bumble Bee
Secondary: Sunset
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Madera
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1883
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST W 1/2 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 18 IN. - 4 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS ON BUTTERFLY CLAIM, NO. 1 IS 150 FT. LONG W/200 FT OF DRIFTS AND A 98 FT. WINZE, NO. 2 IS 500 FT. LONG W/100 FT. OF DRIFTS AND A 40 FT. WINZE. NO. 3 160 FT. LONG, NO. 4 200 FT. LONG. ON BUMBLE BEE CLAIM, SURFACE CUTS. ON CONTACT CLAIM, 300 FT. ADIT W/160 FT. OF DRIFTS.
Comment (Deposit): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. DISCOVERED IN 1883 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, R. P. AND BRADLEY, W. W., 1914 , MADERA COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 14 , P. 540 - 541
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