Mine detail: Crystal Butte Mine

Previously called 'Crystal Butte CampMother Lode'

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Location

Lat / long:

48.91734, -119.00754

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Secondary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Zinc, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year:	1899

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1937
Last production ended:	1941

Geology

Host rock:	Spectacle
Host type:	Argillite,Limestone
Structure:	Faulting Normal To The Vein, At The Main Adit, Has Produced Minor Offsets.

References

MRDS	M056786
DEP	10041640
Reference	{Deposit:: WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 138}{Deposit:: WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 5, P. 48-49}{Production:: WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 43}
Reporter	Lawson, William A., Unknown