The Copper Belle Group 1880's is a copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,348 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.27583, -107.67222
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Copper Belle Group 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Belle Group 1880's
Secondary: Patented Claims
Secondary: Copper Belle
Secondary: Western Belle
Secondary: Stanley
Secondary: Livingston
Secondary: Continental
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Black Range District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Quinlan Jr., William J.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR SHAFT SHOWN ON TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE MAP ABOUT 2.5 MILES EAST OF THE BALD EAGLE MINES.
Comment (Deposit): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 419, 420, 586, 587, 588 COVERING 103.03 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF MANY SHALLOW CUTS, PITS, SHAFTS AND TUNNELS.
Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-77
Reference (Deposit): KELLY, V.C., 1955 GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SIERRA COUNTY REGION, NEW MEXICO, NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE.
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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