The Sierra Buttes is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.57528, -120.64306
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Sierra Buttes MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sierra Buttes
Secondary: Sierra City
Secondary: Ariel Independence
Secondary: Bigelow
Secondary: Buttes Union
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT & 9 ADITS: NO. 6 350 FT., NO. 8 900 FT. 12000 FT. ON THE NO. 9 LEVEL, NOW W NO ORE. STOPING BETW 7 & 8. ORIGINAL CLAIM 11000 BY 600 FT. IN AREA.
Comment (Commodity): 5TH & 6TH LEVELS PROMISING ORE OCCURS IN A SERIES OF STAGGERED LENSES. 4 PAY SHOOTS; MAMMOTH SHOOT 300 FT WIDE & 15 - 20 FT THICK.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1914 WAS FROM 6TH LEVEL. TOTAL PRODUCTION ESTIMATED BY LOGAN, 1929 WAS $16-17 MILLION. MAKING SIERRA BUTTES THE LARGEST SINGLE PRODUCER IN SIERRA CO.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, ORE SHOOTS
Comment (Geology): VEINS 6 - 20 FT THICK. ARIEL IS MAIN VEIN & STRIKES N 51 W TO N 80 E, DIPS 45 - 54 N, & BRANCHES INTO A NUMBER OF STRINGERS ON THE 9TH LEVEL. WHISKEY VEIN APPROACHES BUT DOESNT INTERSECT ARIEL. GREENSTONE & SERPENTINE FOOTWALL, QTZ-PORPHYRY HANGING WALL. THIRD VEIN, SMITH, ALSO PROSPECTED.
References
Reference (Deposit): MCCULLOCH, W. C., OESTERLING, W. A., SPURCK, W. H., & TISCHLER, M. S., 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, N CALIF: SO PACIFIC COMPANY, VOL 2 , P 54 .
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL, VOL 38, NO 1, P 44, 64 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P 182 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E. 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC 1918 , P 119 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) GOLDSTONE, E. M., 1890 , SIERRA COUNTY: CSMB 10TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P 643 , LOCATION MAP.
Reference (Deposit): 6) IRELAN, W. JR., 1888 , SIERRA CO.: CSMB 8TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 573 - 577 .
Reference (Production): MCCULLOCH ETAL, 1964 ; MACBOYLE, 1920
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