Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer

Butternut Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
GoldCopperSilverZincArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR STREAKS
Ore controlStratigraphy
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite
Associated rockTuff,Rhyolite · Same As N30a
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N15e To N30e, Massive Sulfide Lenses Aligned Parallel To Foliation
AlterationChloritization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1902
Last production1946
Identification
Deposit ID10027177
MRDS IDM002380
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.44227, -112.28463
References
USGS BULL 782 P. 142ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 101ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 101