The Little Butte is a gold and silver mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Little Butte MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Butte
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Rand District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Little Butte Mining And Milling Co., Los Angeles, California
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VALUES RANGE FROM %25-$600/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE DIKES CUT SCHIST
Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS WITH HIGH GRADE ORE. SULFIDE ORE ENCOUNTERED ON THE 600-FT LEVEL. VEIN MATTER CONSISTS OF BRECCIATED SCHIST AND IRON-STAINED GOUGE.
Comment (Workings): INCLINE WITH 9 LEVELS. TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS AMOUNTS TO OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET.
Comment (Deposit): 80 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 25, P. 39.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DISTRICT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN NO. 95, P. 137.
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