Belden

The Belden is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.

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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: Belden

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.43556, -120.51972

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Belden MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Belden


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Amador
District: East Belt


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Belden Amador Mines, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1855
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

Type: L
Description: 3 Major Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE VALUE AVERAGED $56/TON IN 1948 , EARLIER VALUES AVERAGED $41 - $42/TON.
Analytical Data: GOLD CONTENT OF ORE IS 50 % FREE, 50 % AURIFEROUS PYRITE WITH A LITTLE PYRRHOTITE


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1850'S

Comment (Commodity): MINOR AMOUNTS OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE PRESENT

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 OF SECTION

Comment (Production): CUMULATIVE FIGURE FOR GOLD AND SILVER COMBINED

Comment (Deposit): GOLD OCCURS IN STRINGER QUARTZ VEINS IN HOST ROCK;

Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT 400 FT WITH LEVELS AT 160 , 250 , 300 , 350 , 400 FT, SEVERAL THOUSAND FT OF DRIFTS, STOPE 400 FT ALONG STRIKE OF VEINS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOLD OCCURS IN "STRINGER QUARTZ" VEINS, IN GRANODIORITE; 3 EN ECHELON ORE SHOOTS DIP STEEPLY EAST; ORE BODIES FAULTED TO THE WEST, TOWARD THE SOUTH, WITH 20 - 25 FT DISPLACEMENT ALONG 3 MAJOR FAULTS.

Comment (Deposit): ADD. REF. NO.4. DOM BULL. 144, P. 214; MIN. INF. SVCE. V. 2, NO. 10, P. 5


References

Reference (Production): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN RES OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 170


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