Cottonwood Butte

The Cottonwood Butte is a silver, platinum, and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 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: Cottonwood Butte  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Platinum, Gold

Lat, Long: 46.1036, -116.41190

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Cottonwood Butte MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cottonwood Butte
Secondary: Great Eastern
Secondary: Eckert and Smith Vein


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Cottonwood Buttes 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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PT=0.3 OZ/TON (10 PPM), AU=0.5 OZ/TON (17 PPM), AG=0.25 OZ/TON (8.6 PPM)


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): May Be In Nez Perce Indian Reservation. On Camas Plain (Not Labeled On Topo Map). Location Given Is Arbitrarily Selected As Small Village Adjacent To U.S. Highway 95 About 4 Mi North Of Cottonwood

Comment (Reserve-Resource): These Are Potential Resources

Comment (Commodity): Unable To Find Source Of Pge Data (1990); No Mention Of Pge In References Cited

Comment (Development): Also A Little Placer Mining In District

Comment (Deposit): Vertical Quartz Vein

Comment (Workings): Shaft

Comment (Geology): Vein Is In A Small Area Of Older Rocks Projecting Through The Basalt


References

Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, Waldemar, 1904, A Geological Reconnaissance Across The Bitterroot Range And Clearwater Mountains In Montana And Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 27, P. 106-107, Pl. 1.

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C.P., 1941, The Metal And Coal Mining Districts Of Idaho, With Notes On The Nonmetallic Mineral Resources Of The State: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 57, P. 54.

Reference (Production): U.S. Bureau Of Mines

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Pullman Quad, Location No. 156


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