The Axhandle Butte Mine is a mercury mine located in Jefferson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 44.7464, -120.65830
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Axhandle Butte Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Axhandle Butte Mine
Secondary: Axehandle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jefferson
District: Horse Heaven Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bond Gold Exploration, Inc.
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1991
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1936
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Gypsum
Unknown: Cinnabar
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DOGAMI MLR 16-0029
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963, P. 124.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-E, 1951, P. 142.
Oregon Gold
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