Oro Belle Mine

The Oro Belle Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,440 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

Name: Oro Belle Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.17056, -112.34500

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Oro Belle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oro Belle Mine
Secondary: Orobelle-Gray Eagle


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: R
Description: Foliation Trends N25e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Regional Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 OZ. AU, 2 OZ. AG/TON, 1 % CU


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TWNSHIP, RNGE, SEC.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN QUARTZITE AND SCHIST. IGNEOUS ROCKS OF CRET-PALEO AGE ARE CLOSE TO DEPOSIT AND OCCUR TO SOUTH AT CROWN KING, ARIZONA


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 174

Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 782 , P. 174 ( WEED, MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 )


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