Crystal Butte

The Crystal Butte is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington 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: Crystal Butte
Secondary: Mother Lode

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Orvana Resources Corp.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1989
Years: 1989 -

Owner Name: Keystone Gold Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1989 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1978
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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

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

Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY IN EXPLORATION, 1997

References

Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER, V18, #1, MARCH 1990, P8.

Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON STATE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES,

Reference (Deposit): 1941;

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, P174.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P322.

Reference (Deposit): WASH.BULL.37-2,P.138; MIN.QTZ.VEINAT LS.-ARGILL. CONTACT;PRO

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