Butte Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10222511
MAS/MILS ID 0320150405
Record type Site
Current site name Butte Mine
Alternate or previous names Post Mine, Post Mine ???, Post ??? 0320150451

Comments on the site names

  • MAY BE THE SAME MINE AS POST MINE OR POST MAS SEQ# 0320150451.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.10234, 40.5557 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031 N 043 E 14 SW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.10234, 40.5557

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Galena District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0320150405

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 459B 1965, P63.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 88, 1977, 70P.

  • Deposit

    USGS TOPO MAP GALENA CANYON, PROV. ED., 1984, 7.5 MIN SERIES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines