Butte District

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

Name: Butte District  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: ANACONDA COMPANY

Owner Name: ANACONDA COMPANY


Production

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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

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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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

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.