The Bellefontaine is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.26778, -120.97028
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Bellefontaine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bellefontaine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City - Banner
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1915
Time Period: 1858 - 1915
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): MOST ORE MINED 1907 - 1916 RANGED $5 - $25/TON SOME TO $150/TON. ONE STREAK SULFIDES ASSAYED $252/TON
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG. 1 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INCLINES, TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): ABOUT 1000 FT. W OF CONTACT W/ CALAVEVAS SLATE
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 8.49 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 185 - 186 .
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 119 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1941
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 P. 385 .
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