The Little Butte Mine Area is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,599 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
Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.37, -117.65000
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Little Butte Mine Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Butte Mine Area
Secondary: Little Butte
Secondary: Big Butte
Secondary: Butte Lode
Secondary: Butte Wedge
Secondary: King Soloman Ashford0060290743
Secondary: Big Four
Secondary: Gold Coin 0060290747
Secondary: Wedge Claim 0060290741
Secondary: Butte Mine 0060290742
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 44.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 95, 1925, PLATE 28, NO.
Reference (Deposit): 35.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 1, 1962, MAP NO.
Reference (Deposit): 252, P. 166.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, V. III-
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