Description
James L. Butler
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT VEINS
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureTONOPAH FAULT, HALIFAX FAULT ZONE (N-S); TONOPAH FAULT; YOUNGEST GROUP NE, NW, AND N-S DIP W
AlterationHYDROTHERMAL?
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID60001666
MRDS IDW002911
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.06244, -117.21761
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO., NEV,: NEV. UNIV. BULL. V. 45, NO. 3, GEOL AND MINING SER. 50, P. 171LINCOLN, F. C. 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO., P. 186NOLAN, T. B. 1935, THE UNDERGROUND GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DIST. NEV; NEV. UNIV. BULL., V 29 NO. 5 P. 13KOSCHMANN AND BERGENDAHL, 1968, GOLD DISTRICTS U.S.; USGS PROF. PAPER 610 P 194.BALLIET, L.W., 1914, THE GEOLOGY OF TONOPAH, NEV.: MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 40 P 837-841.LOCKE, A., 1912, THE GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DIST.: BULL. AIME VOL 62 P. 217-226.SPURR, J.E., 1903, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF TONOPAH, NEV: USGS BULL. 219.SPURR, J.E., 1904, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF TONOPAH, NEV.: USGS BULL. 225 P. 88-110.SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DIST., NEV.; USGS PROF. PAPER 42