Little Butte Mine

The Little Butte Mine is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona.

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: Little Butte Mine
Secondary: Little Butte Copper Mine
Secondary: Arizona Pride

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Northern Plomosa District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Fischer Watt Mining Co.
Years: 1986 -

Production

Year: 1955
Time Period: 1900-1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.45 Oz Au/Ton, 0.16 Oz Ag/Ton, 2% Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Specularite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): DURING 1984-1986 PERIOD, FISCHER WATT PERFORMED GEOLOGIC MAPPING, A GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY, AND IDENTIFIED DRILL TARGETS AT THIS SITE.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULTS.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULTS

Comment (Production): IN 1910 22 CARS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED AVERAGING 7.6% CU; 28.9% FE; 32.4% INSOLUBLE; 2.4 OZ. OF AG; $6.65 IN GOLD TO THE TON.

References

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 93

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M.; 1964; RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 P. 64

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J.; HEINEMAN, R.E.S.; 1936; ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 170

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104; U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 94. (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978

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