Butte

The Butte is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,509 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

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Site Name

Primary: Butte
Secondary: Hyder Butte
Secondary: A.O.Moa
Secondary: Brigadier
Secondary: Bluebird
Secondary: Crest
Secondary: W.C.Peterson & Nils Olson
Secondary: Moa, Ickis, & Hill
Secondary: Elevenmile Claim

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): PROSPECTS COVER MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEINS IN THE TEXAS CREEK GRANODIORITE PLUTON. 1. HYDER BUTTE(BRIGADIER):3 ADITS & 2 OPEN CUTS & SHAFT. AT AN ELEVATION OF 350 FT. A 25-FT.DEEP SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK ON A QUARTZ VEIN. AT TOP OF SHAFT THE VEIN IS 2 FT.WIDE NARROWING TO 0.8 FT AT THE BOTTOM. VEIN CAN BE TRACED ON THE SURFACE FOR 400 FT., REACHING MAXIMUM OF 3 FT. WIDE. PYRITE, GALENA OCCUR IN MASSIVE SHOOTS IN THE QUARTZ. ASSAY OF GRAB SAMPLES INCLUDED 11.4-14.1% PB, 0.24-0.6 OZ/T AU, 10.2 TO 20.6 OZ/T AG. MINOR SCHEELITE IN THE MINERALIZED SHOOTS. 2. CREST: LOCAL SHOOTS OF GALENA, PYRITE & CHALCOPYRITE IN QUARTZ STRINGERS & VEINS 0.16-2 FT. THICK. HOST ROCK OF THE MINERALIZED QUARTZ IS TEXAS CREEK GRANODIORITE. SELECT GRAB SAMPLES AS HIGH AS 5.25 OZ/T AU. A CHANNEL SAMPLE ACROSS A 2-FT WIDTH OF THE VEIN ASSAYED AT 0.24 OZ AU/TON. 3. BLUEBIRD: LOCATED 1942; NO ACTIVITY SINCE. AT ELEVATION OF 2300 FT. A MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEIN OCCURS IN THE TEXAS CR GRANODIORITE. VEIN IS EXPOSED FOR ONLY A FEW FEET IN A CREEK BED; WIDTH IS 0.3 FT. MOLYBDENITE LINES VEIN WALLS & PYRITE,CHALCOPYRITE,GALENA & SCHEELITE AS DISSEM. GRAINS IN THE QUARTZ.ASSAY OF A SAMPLE GAVE 0.5 % W03. USGS CRIB A000379 USGS CRIB A000387 USGS CRIB A000395 USGS CRIB D002761 USGS CRIB D002762

Comment (Reference): KERNS,1949(USBM MINERALS MEMORANDUM)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-045

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-046

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-049

Reference (Deposit): MR191-2 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): B807 pp. 81-82

Reference (Deposit): B1024F pp. 139-140

Reference (Deposit): B1024F

Reference (Deposit): MF418

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