Butcher Boy Mine

The Butcher Boy Mine is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.

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Mine Info

Name: Butcher Boy Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.95278, -119.04889

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Butcher Boy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Butcher Boy Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek District; Chesaw Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Butcher Boy Mining Co.
Years: 1908 - 1915

Owner Name: James Miller
Home Office: Chesaw, Wa.
Years: 1938 -


Production

Year: 1908
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^4 Oz Au/Ton
Year: 1907
Material type: ORE AU AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Probably At Least 4 Oz Au/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1909
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Minor Local Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A CARLOAD OF ORE IN 1908 AVG


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Development): ADIT AND SHAFT. IN 1909 A CLOUDBURST FILLED THE MINE SHAFT AND STOPES WITH WATER AND SURFACE DEBRIS. IN 1938 AN AT TEMPT WAS MADE TO CLEAR THE STOPE WHERE THE MOST HIGH-GRADE O RE WAS MINED; THE RESULTS ARE UNKNOWN.

Comment (Workings): ADIT: DRIVEN WEST 156 FT, THEN NW 170 FT; THE LAST 1 00 FT EXPOSES THE VEIN. ABOUT 150 FT WEST OF THE ADIT PORTAL 150 FT HIGHER IN ELEVATION) IS THE HIGH GRADE ORE SHAFT, WHIC H IS REPORTED TO CONTAIN A STOPE 6 FT WIDE, 60 FT HIGH, AND 6 0 FT LONG, FROM A WORKING LEVEL 35 FT BELOW THE SHAFT COLLAR.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 1 IN-6 FT VEIN WIDTH

Comment (Commodity): 11 CARLOADS ORE 1907

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ FISSURE VEIN IN GREENSTONE

Comment (Deposit): THERE COULD BE RESERVES IN THE SHAFT.

Comment (Location): 175 FT WEST OF A COUNTY ROAD.


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 137.

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 33, PLATE 1


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