Butte Claim

The Butte Claim is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Park county, Wyoming.

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: Butte Claim  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Park

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 44.63333, -109.71667

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Butte Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Butte Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Park
District: The Sunlight Region


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: Shoshone


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYED 0.22 OZ AU. 3.14 OZ AG PER TON: 4.43% CU


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): GSW RI 23, P.52


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