The Butte District is a lead, zinc, manganese, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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:
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 46.025, -112.52920
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Butte District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butte District
Secondary: Summit Valley District
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Sulfur
Secondary: Cadmium
Secondary: Selenium
Secondary: Tellurium
Secondary: Calcium
Secondary: Bismuth
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: SUMMIT VALLEY DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: ANACONDA COMPANY
Owner Name: ANACONDA COMPANY
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS, SHEAR ZONE, PLACER, PIPES, REPLACEMENTS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: BOULDER BATHOLITH, LEWIS AND CLARK LINEAMENT
Type: L
Description: RARUS FAULT SYSTEM; ANACONDA AND BLUE VEINS (HORESETAIL VEINS), CONTINENTAL FAULT
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Text: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: PYRITIZATION
Alteration Text: PYRITIZATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, R.N., 1973, PRODUCTION HISTORY OF THE BUTTE DISTRICT AND GEOLOGICAL FUNCTION, PAST AND PRESENT; IN SOC. ECON. GEOLOGISTS, BUTTE FIELD MEETING P. F-2.
Reference (Deposit): MEYER, CHARLES, ET AL, 1968, ORE DEPOSITS AT BUTTE, MONTANA; IN RIDGE, J.D. EO., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., 1933-1967, V. 2, P. 1373-1416.
Reference (Deposit): BUTTE FIELD MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF ECO. GEOL., 1973.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74.
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS.
Reference (Deposit): MC MAHON, A.D., ET AL, 1974, THE U.S. ZINC INDUSTRY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 8629 P. 26, 7.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
