Butte Creek

The Butte Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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

Name: Butte Creek

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.22, -141.81110

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Butte Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Butte Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

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: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 71

Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 84-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-173

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-331

Reference (Deposit): AR18c pp. 295, 317

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 51

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 41, 44, 117, 208

Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B345k pp. 194-195

Reference (Deposit): B375 pp. 35, 42-43

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244

Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 170-171

Reference (Deposit): B520l pp. 211, 216-217

Reference (Deposit): B542j pp. 216-218

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 39

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-154

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