The Bel Claims is a silver and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,461 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,461 Feet (2,274 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.60389, -116.87722
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Bel Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bel Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2078
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Belmont 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp.
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2078 OF BRECCIATED VEIN AND DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINS 0.1% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.01% TI, 150 PPM MN, 70 PPM AG, 300 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 300 PPM CU, 700 PPM PB, 500 PPM SB, 300 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): A BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN SYSTEM IS EXPOSED FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE ALONG ITS STRIKE LENGTH BY 7 FAIRLY SHALLOW INCLINES AND AN EQUAL NUMBER OF PROSPECTS. THE N 40 W, 45 NE VEIN IS HOSTED BY A BEDDING PLANE IN LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF INCLINES ALONG A QUARTZ VEIN; ALSO PROSPECTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984
Nevada Gold
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.
