Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
SecondaryBismuth, Cadmium, Manganese, Zinc, Lead, Selenium
TertiaryTellurium
Deposit
Deposit typeVein, Polymetallic, Porphyry Cu-Mo related
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite · BUTTE QUARTZ MONZONITE
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · QUARTZ PORPHYRY DIKES AND PLUGS
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880-1983, 1985-2000
First production1880
Last production2000
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10400191
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.0199, -112.53089
References
SEE "Montana Resources", Deposit ID 10173000 for full Butte Deposit, referencesRusk, B. and Reed, M., 2002, Scanning electron microscope-cathodoluminescence analysis of quartz reveals complex growth histories in veins from the Butte Porphyry Copper deposit, Montana: Geology, v. 30, pp. 727-730.Rusk, B.G., Reed, M.H., Dilles, J.H., and Bodnar, R.J., 2000, Magmatic fluid evolution from an ancient magmatic-hydrothermal system: The porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Butte, MT: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. 399.Miller, R.N., 1973, Guidebook for the Butte field meeting of the Society of\nEconomic Geologists, Butte, MT: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology,\nButte, MT, August 18?21, 1973.USBM Minerals Yearbook 1973-75Anaconda 1973-75 SEC Form 10KLong, 1992Montana Mining Properties Inc., Mineral Asset Summary @ http://members.aol.com/MontanaMining/