Belle Claim Patented In 1882

The Belle Claim Patented In 1882 is a lead and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,850 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Belle Claim Patented In 1882

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 34.11389, -107.20972

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Belle Claim Patented In 1882 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Belle Claim Patented In 1882
Secondary: Bell Claim


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Clarence Barrett
Home Office: Socorro, N.M.
Years: 1959 -

Owner Name: Clarence Barrett
Years: 1957 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1957
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

Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along A N 25 E Striking Fault.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Fault Breccia.


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 860 COVERING 20.66 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE AN ADIT 100 FT. IN LENGTH WITH A 40 FT. WINZE AN A 40 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, PLATE 2

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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