The Butte & Orogrande Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.7078, -115.54090
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Butte & Orogrande Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butte & Orogrande Mine
Secondary: Orogrande - Frisco
Secondary: Hogan
Secondary: Great Hogan
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Orogrande District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Butte And Orogrande Mining And Milling Co.
Owner Name: Orogrande - Frisco Gold Mines, Inc.
Production
Year: 1920
Time Period: 1902 - 1920
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Ag, Cu, 0.07 Oz Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DRILL HOLE SAMPLES FROM 200-400 FT. DEEP CONTAINED $1.08 - $2.00 AU/TON (1938)
Analytical Data: AVERAGE AU CONTENT (1902-1920): 0.07 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): W SIDE CROOKED RIVER AT OROGRANDE
Comment (Production): VALUE ITEM 8 ABOUT $60000 ; PRODUCTION OF ITEM 8 FROM 1902 - 1909 AND 1914 - 1920 . PRODUCTION YEARS 1902 - 1909 , 1914 - 1920
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT MAX. LENGTH IS SEVERAL THOUSAND FT.
Comment (Development): 20 - STAMP MILL, CYANIDE PLANT, 80 PATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H., AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD - PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 132
Reference (Deposit): 1905 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1934 RECON P. J. SHENON AND J. C. REED, CIRC. 9
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ELK CITY, OROGRANDE, BUFFALO HUMP, AND TENMILE DISTRICTS, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS CIRC. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1905, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1904.
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S. H., 1938, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN IDAHO COUNTY: USBM INF. CIRC. 7039, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1938 RECON USBM INF. CIRC. 7039
Reference (Deposit): 1968 RECON A. H. KOSCHMANN AND M. H. BERGENDAHL, PROF. PAPER 610
Reference (Production): ITEMS 1 - 3, LORAIN, S. H., 1938, USBM INF. CIRC. 7039; ITEMS 8 - 11, SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, USGS CIRC. 9
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