The Belcher Extension Divide Mining Co. Property is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,679 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.00306, -117.28472
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Belcher Extension Divide Mining Co. Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belcher Extension Divide Mining Co. Property
Secondary: Last Chance Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide District (Gold Mountain 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: Belcher Extension Divide Mining Co., A Walz, President
Years: 1923 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Year Last Production: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Phyllic,Potassic,Propylitic,Zoned Around Fractures And Fault Zones
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN AUGUST 1919, ORE WORTH $37/TON WAS REPORTEDLY CUT.
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 9 CLAIMS ONE MILE WNW OF THE TONOPAH-DIVIDE MINE, COVERING 170 ACRES, NORTH OF THE REVERT DIVIDE PROPERTY, ADJOINING THE BELCHER DIVIDE MINE ON THE NW ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1982)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1923. THE ADJOINING BELCHER DIVIDE CO. HAS USED THIS PROPERTY'S DEEPSHAFT FOR EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. SOME SHIPMENTS WERE MADE TO MILLS IN TONOPAH.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS 110 AND 300 FT DEEP (TIMBERED TO 260 FT IN 1919)
References
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN,F.C.,1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., REND, NV.
Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1921, USGS BULL 715-K
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P.124
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, 1979 P.121-128,PL.I.
Reference (Deposit): WEED,W.H., ED., 1920, THE MINES HANDBOOK VOLXIV, P.1127
Reference (Deposit): WEED,W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOLXV, P.1141
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED CLAIM MAP OF DIVIDE DISTRICT, ON FILE AT NBMG
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.
