Bellview Mine

The Bellview Mine is a lead and silver mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,231 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: Bellview Mine

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation: 7,231 Feet (2,204 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.08667, -115.63028

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Bellview Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bellview Mine
Secondary: 7-11 Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Chase


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: N Striking Fractures Dipping Steeply East Or West


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Production): A FEW TONS OF PB-AG ORE PRODUCED IN 1951 AND 1954. ORE AVERAGED 10% PB AND 1 OUNCE AG/TON

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED ZONES ABOUT 15 FEET WIDE CONTAIN IRREGULAR VEINLETS OF GALENA A FEW FEET LONG AND 1/2 INCH WIDE PARALLEL TO THE FRACTURES

Comment (Location): EST

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT DIMENSIONS UNKNOWN, 300 FT WEST OF SHAFT


References

Reference (Production): HOSE ET AL, 1976

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE, SMITH, 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO., NEV., NEV BUREAU MINES BULL 85


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.