Red Butte Prospect

The Red Butte Prospect is a antimony mine located in Harney county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,199 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: Red Butte Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Harney

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 43.7828, -118.38500

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Red Butte Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Butte Prospect
Secondary: Drewsey Area


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Cyprus Gold Exploration Co.
Info Year: 1989


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Exploration): EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS BY CYPRUS GOLD EXPLORATION CO., BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CORP., RESERVE INDUSTRIES, CORONA GOLD CORP., AND OTHERS, WERE DONE IN THE DREWSEY AREA (T. 20-21 S., R. 34-35 E.) IN 1989. CYPRUS DRILLED SEVERAL HOLES AT THE RED BUTTE PROSPECT AND LATER DROPPED THE CLAIMS.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON GEOLOGY, 1990, V. 52, NO. 2, P. 38, 41.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 64, 1969, P. 97.


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