The Butugychag deposit is the site of a now abandoned "gulag" forced labor camp. The workings are reached by climbing the "great staircase," a set of stairs built by gulag labor that ascends the mountain from the valley bottom to the deposit on the summit ridge. Mining was accomplished mainly by hand, mostly on the surface in a series of pits and trenches. A large excavation is present with stopes in its headwall. Ore was loaded into cars & pushed from the summit by inclined road to a cable tram. From there it was again transported by hand (wheelbarrow) or truck to a mill about 8 km (5 miles) down the valley towards the highway.

Operations for tin were begun in 1938. From 1948 mining of U ores was begun. In 1954 mining operations were finished.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

24 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Hornfels

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

References:

Зубрев И.Н, Лугов С.Ф. Месторождение Бутугычаг // Месторождения урана СССР. Гидротермальные месторождения. М.: Госгеолтехиздат. 1962, стр. 360-376

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Goryachev, N. A. and M. L. Gelman (2001) Granitoids of the Okhotsk-Kolyma Divide and Related Ore Mineralization. pp5-28 in Khanchuk, A.I., Gonevchuk, G.A. & Seltmann, R. (Eds) Metallogeny of the Pacific Northwest (Russian Far East): Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of Active Continental Margins. IAGOD Guidebook series 11, Dalnauka Publishing House, Vladivostok 2004, 176 p

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

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World of Stones 4/94, p46

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

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ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

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ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

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ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

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ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

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ⓘ Kasolite

Formula: Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄) · H₂O

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ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs₂

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ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O

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ⓘ Meta-autunite

Formula: Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O

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ⓘ Metazeunerite

Formula: Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

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ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

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ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

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ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Siderophyllite

Formula: KFe²⁺₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ Uraninite

Formula: UO₂

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ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende

Formula: UO₂

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ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Löllingite	2.EB.15a	FeAs₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
ⓘ	'Wolframite Group'	4.DB.30 va
ⓘ	Uraninite var. Pitchblende	4.DL.05	UO₂
ⓘ		4.DL.05	UO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Jarosite	7.BC.10	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Melanterite	7.CB.35	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Scorodite	8.CD.10	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Meta-autunite	8.EB.10	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Metazeunerite	8.EB.10	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Kasolite	9.AK.15	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Siderophyllite	9.EC.20	KFe²⁺₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Montmorillonite	9.EC.40	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kasolite	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Metazeunerite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Siderophyllite	KFe₂²⁺Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kasolite	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Metazeunerite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende	UO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Siderophyllite	KFe₂²⁺Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Siderophyllite	KFe₂²⁺Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Kasolite	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Siderophyllite	KFe₂²⁺Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Siderophyllite	KFe₂²⁺Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
Fe	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Siderophyllite	KFe₂²⁺Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Metazeunerite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
As	ⓘ Metazeunerite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Kasolite	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄) · H₂O
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Kasolite	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄) · H₂O
U	ⓘ Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
U	ⓘ Metazeunerite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
U	ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende	UO₂
U	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Eurasian Plate

Verkhoyansk Kolyma
- Avan Yuryakh AnticlinoriumBack-arc Basin

Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

Russia

Magadan Oblast
- Kolyma River BasinBasin
Yana-Kolyma fold beltFold Belt

Soviet Union (1922-1991)Country

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References

Константинов А.К., Машковцев Г.А., Мигута А.К., Шумилин М.В., Щеточкин В.Н. Уран российских недр. // ВИМС, Москва, 2010, стр. 850. (Бутугычаг - стр. 699-702)

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