The Butte Group is a copper mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,961 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: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.63611, -117.52028
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Butte Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butte Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Ubehebe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1912
Time Period: 1912
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^24 % Cu, $10/Ton Ag & Au
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED BETWEEN 1927 - 1930 SHOWED SMELTER RETURN OF 56 % PB, 15 OZ AG, .0135 OZ AU AND SOME COPPER. SEPERATE SHIPMENT IN 1930 SHOWED; 19 % CU, 4.77 OZ AG, AND .1175 OZ AU PER TON.
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): 600 FT. ADIT, SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1928 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV., REPT. 22 OF STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., VOL. 22 , NO. 4 , P. 463
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 458 - 459 (SEE REF.)
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 458 - 459
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