Show Printable Version Search This Thread Advanced Search   Rocks & Minerals Talk Register  |  Login  |  Search  |  Chat Mineral Auctions > Message Board > Main Ores-Butte Mines   Username: Password:   Remember Me? Thread Tools  | Search This Thread  Reply   Author Comment   View Member ProfileSend Private MessageSend EmailFind Member's Threads Find Member's Posts Stoper Registered: Dec 16, 2008 Posts: 2      Jan 25, 2009 at 02:19 PM Reply with quote #1 Greetings: Am curious as to what were the principal ores mined at Butte, Montana? Have read a fair bit about that camp but am ignorant of the minerals actually mined. Thanks, Mike View Member ProfileSend Private MessageSend EmailFind Member's Threads Find Member's Posts johnveevaert Moderator Registered: April 19, 2007 Posts: 47      Jan 29, 2009 at 01:07 AM Reply with quote #2 Hi Mike As I understand it the target for Butte was copper. The ores were dominated by a wide variety of sulfide minerals such as chalcocite, enargite, covellite and others yet still.  There was an oxide zone also with malachite and azurite but the quality of the material was cruddy. __________________ John Veevaert Trinity Mineral Co. Previous Thread | Next Thread Reply   Bookmarks    Digg  del.icio.us  StumbleUpon  Google