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: Rampart
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Multiple reworked bench placers were noted on the right limit (D. Wietchy, oral commun., 1999). In 1983, Wietchy and others re-mined and extended those bench placer workings.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gold occurs in bench placers. The average depth to bedrock exceeds 30 feet (D. Wietchy, oral commun., 1999).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = This description
References
Reference (Deposit): Freeman, C.J., and Schaefer, Janet, 1999: Alaska Resource Data File, Livengood quadrangle: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-574, 464 p.
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