The Green Butte is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,976 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: 3,976 Feet (1,212 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 61.4889, -142.76890
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Green Butte MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Green Butte
Secondary: Green Butte Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. Gordon Burdick
Company ID: 5000204
Percent: 18.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Green Butte Copper Co.
Company ID: 5000204
Percent: 82.00
Home Office: Louisiana
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): M.S. 1098 ISSUED 1924 ON 339.43 ACRES - PAT #931373. KENNECOTT-TYPE DEPOSIT CONTAINS CHALCOCITE LODES LOCALIZED IN LOWER CHITISTONE LST; 4600 M UNDERGROUND WORKINGS; 1500 TONS ORE PRODUCED 1200 LBS/TON CU, 10 OZ/TON AG; SOME RECENT EXPLORATION (MF773-B).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-069
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-138
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-152
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 28, 37
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 27-28
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 53, 56-57
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): MF395
Reference (Deposit): MF773B
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-70
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B894 p. 121
Reference (Deposit): B947F pp. 98, 103-104
Reference (Deposit): I438
Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 35-36
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 47
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