Red Butte District

The Red Butte District is a copper mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Red Butte District

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: RED BUTTE DISTRICT

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION, STRONG

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1958, CRET. AND TRET. OROGENY IN JACKSON MTNS., HUMBOLDT CO, NEV; A.A.P.G. BULL., VOL. 42, NO. 10.

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT CO. NEV; US BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 41

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT CO, NEV: U.S.G.S. BULL. 414

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 59.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.