The Butterfield Mine is a lead, zinc, silver, and copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,024 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,024 Feet (1,836 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.5, -112.13333
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Butterfield Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butterfield Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Larf
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1951
Time Period: 1932 - 1951
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^6.14 % Pb, 3.24 % Zn, 10.02 Oz Ag, 0.14 Oz Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
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References
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