The Butte Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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
Butte Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butte Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Balen, 1990 (OFR 34-90)
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface workings only.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The north side of the Butte Creek drainage area is underlain by metasedimentary rocks intruded by Tertiary or Upper Cretaceous quartz diorite. The area contains several gold-bearing lode (for example, HE172) and placer (for example, HE174) deposits that are likely sources for much of the gold in Butte Creek. Tributaries from the south also contain placer gold (HE167) and constitute another potential source area.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Balen, M.D., and others, 1991, Executive summary of the Bureau of Mines investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication, 43 p.
Reference (Deposit): Balen, M.D., 1990, Geochemical sampling results from the Bureau of Mines Investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-90, 218 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
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