Mine detail: Golden Butte Gold Mine

Previously called 'Butte North (northern orebody)'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.88882, -115.0481

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Ore:	Gold

Production

Operation type:	Surface
Deposit type:	sediment/structure- hosted gold deposit
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1987-1991
First production started:	1987
Last production ended:	1991

Geology

Host rock:	Guilmette Limestone, Joana Limestone, Pilot Sale, Chainman Shale
Associated rock:	Butte Valley Intrusive
Structure:	Black Metals Fault zone and other steeply-dipping fault zones.

References

MRDS	M233684
DEP	10310429
Reporter	LaPointe, D.D., Schruben, Paul G.