Butler Claims

The Butler Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,301 feet.

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: Butler Claims  

State:  Colorado

County:  Huerfano

Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.72083, -105.36222

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Butler Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Butler Claims
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: About Time
Secondary: Sultana


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Sharpsdale Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. A. Butler
Home Office: San Diego, Ca.
Years: 1914 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Culebra Massif, Sierra Blanca Massif

Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Mountains Thrust Fault, Greaser Creek Thrust Faul T


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS REPORTEDLY CONTAINED TRACE AU AND UP TO 6 OZ/TON AG


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): CDM MINE MGR. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS NEAR SHARPSDALE. EXACT LOCAT ION UNCERTAIN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR SHARPSDALE, AT COMMON S ECTION CORNER ALONG HUERFANO RIVER 2.2 MILES WSW OF RED WING. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): APPROX 100 FT OF WINZE, 80 FT OF DRIFT, 10 FT OF CROSSCUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AN D CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1071-D.

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1914, P. 216.


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