Golden Butte Mines, Inc

The Golden Butte Mines, Inc is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,302 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Butte Mines, Inc
Secondary: Discovery Claim
Secondary: No. 3 Discovery East Claim
Secondary: No. 1 Discovery West Claim
Secondary: No. 2 Discovery West Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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

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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

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): 4 LODE CLAIMS STAKED 1920. ACTIVE 1920. STREAM CROSSES CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN TERTIARY QUARTZ PORPHYRY AND PALEOZOIC OR MESOZOIC CLASTIC ROCKS. BEDROCK CONSISTING OF INTERBEDDED GRAYWACKE, SILTSTONE, SHALE, ARGILLITE AND SOME TUFFS AND FLOWS OF EARLY CRETACEOUS AGE. THESE ROCKS ARE INTRUDDED BY SMALL DIKES AND SILLS AND BY A SMALL GRANITIC PLUTON WHICH UNDERLIES THE MOUNTAIN AT THE HEAD OF CANYON CREEK. THE PLUTON IS SURROUNDED BY HORNFELS. A SMALL GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN WAS FOUND IN THE HORNFELS ON THE RIGHT LIMIT NEAR THE HEAD OF THE CREEK. IT PINCHED OUT AT A DEPTH OF 10-12 FEET. (HOARE AND COBB)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 091-015

Reference (Deposit): MR91-1 pp. 6-8

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 460809 p. 5

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