Butte & Orogrande Mine

The Butte & Orogrande Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 feet.

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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: Butte & Orogrande Mine
Secondary: Orogrande - Frisco
Secondary: Hogan
Secondary: Great Hogan

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Orogrande District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Nez Perce National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Butte And Orogrande Mining And Milling Co.

Owner Name: Orogrande - Frisco Gold Mines, Inc.

Production

Year: 1920
Time Period: 1902 - 1920
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Ag, Cu, 0.07 Oz Au/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Oxidation

Rocks

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

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

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DRILL HOLE SAMPLES FROM 200-400 FT. DEEP CONTAINED $1.08 - $2.00 AU/TON (1938)
Analytical Data: AVERAGE AU CONTENT (1902-1920): 0.07 OZ/TON

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): W SIDE CROOKED RIVER AT OROGRANDE

Comment (Production): VALUE ITEM 8 ABOUT $60000 ; PRODUCTION OF ITEM 8 FROM 1902 - 1909 AND 1914 - 1920 . PRODUCTION YEARS 1902 - 1909 , 1914 - 1920

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT MAX. LENGTH IS SEVERAL THOUSAND FT.

Comment (Development): 20 - STAMP MILL, CYANIDE PLANT, 80 PATENTED CLAIMS

References

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H., AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD - PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 132

Reference (Deposit): 1905 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1934 RECON P. J. SHENON AND J. C. REED, CIRC. 9

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ELK CITY, OROGRANDE, BUFFALO HUMP, AND TENMILE DISTRICTS, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS CIRC. 9, 89 P.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1905, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S. H., 1938, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN IDAHO COUNTY: USBM INF. CIRC. 7039, 90 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1938 RECON USBM INF. CIRC. 7039

Reference (Deposit): 1968 RECON A. H. KOSCHMANN AND M. H. BERGENDAHL, PROF. PAPER 610

Reference (Production): ITEMS 1 - 3, LORAIN, S. H., 1938, USBM INF. CIRC. 7039; ITEMS 8 - 11, SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, USGS CIRC. 9

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