The Butcher Boy Mine is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.76389, -118.49417
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Butcher Boy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butcher Boy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Alamo District / Granite Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Tom Tanaka
Years: 1981 -
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: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): LIMONITIC GOUGE AND QUARTZ STRINGERS IN A ZONE OF BRECCIATED CHERT AND SILICIC ARGILLITE.
Comment (Workings): ABOUT A 300 FT ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GRANITE QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI MAP (IN PREPARATION)
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