Red Butte Mine

The Red Butte Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,039 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

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Site Name

Primary: Red Butte Mine
Secondary: Copper Queen Group, Metallic Group
Secondary: Claudia
Secondary: Bull Creek
Secondary: Blue Fox
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2941.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Red Butte 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Harris Family (Terry Or Howard)
Years: 1984 -

Owner Name: Nevad-A Mining And Exploration Co.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: P. O. Box 1-318, Santa Cruz, Ca 95061
Years: 1984 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2941 OF HIGHLY SILICIFIED, PARTLY BRECCIATED IRON-STAINED VEIN MATERIAL.

Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Production): WILLDEN, R., 1958

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NV; U.S.G.S. BULL 414.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1958, CRET. AND TRET. OROGENY IN JACKSON MTNS., HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: AAPG BULL. VOL. 42, NO. 10

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59

Reference (Deposit): MINESEARCH ANNUAL 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 95-96

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 7 JUN 85, FIELD EXAMINATION

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R. B., 17 AUG 84, FIELD EXAMINATION.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3

Reference (Deposit): KELLOGG WARDNER NEWS, 10/11/84, P. 3.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.