Black Butte Group

The Black Butte Group is a gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Black Butte Group

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Rhyolite Resources Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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 (Location): USED PROSPECT SYMBOL IN SW/4 OF SECTION ON SW SLOPE OF BLACK BUTTE.

Comment (Development): JOINT VENTURE WITH TEXAS-GULF MINERALS AND METALS. GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND SURFACE DRILLING.

References

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Arizona Gold

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