Axhandle Butte Mine

The Axhandle Butte Mine is a mercury mine located in Jefferson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,799 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

Name: Axhandle Butte Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 44.7464, -120.65830

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Axhandle Butte Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Axhandle Butte Mine
Secondary: Axehandle Mine


Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jefferson
District: Horse Heaven Mining District


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Bond Gold Exploration, Inc.
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1991


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1936
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Gypsum
Unknown: Cinnabar


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): DOGAMI MLR 16-0029

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963, P. 124.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-E, 1951, P. 142.


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