The Crystal Butte is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,039 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: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.9197, -119.00390
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Crystal Butte MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crystal Butte
Secondary: Mother Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Orvana Resources Corp.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1989
Years: 1989 -
Owner Name: Keystone Gold Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1989 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1978
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
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 (Deposit): PROPERTY IN EXPLORATION, 1997
References
Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER, V18, #1, MARCH 1990, P8.
Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON STATE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES,
Reference (Deposit): 1941;
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, P174.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P322.
Reference (Deposit): WASH.BULL.37-2,P.138; MIN.QTZ.VEINAT LS.-ARGILL. CONTACT;PRO
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