The Belle Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,499 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.01333, -120.51222
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Belle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: 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
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DIORITE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL, THERE THREE VEINS, TWO OF THEM INTERSECTED BY ADIT AND ARE 15 FT TO 25 FT THICK AND 75 FT APART.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, FREE MILLING ORE
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 300 FT CROSSCUT ADIT WITH SEVERAL DRIFTS UP TO 200 FT. TO S ON SECOND VEIN IN AND 70 FT N ON FIRST VEIN ENCOUNTERED.
Comment (Commodity): ABUNDANT SULFIDES
Comment (Location): UTM EST E 1/2 SEC
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., LYDON, P. A, 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 137 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 12TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P 90
Reference (Deposit): KERR, M. B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, CALIF: CALIF. MIN. BUR.
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 )
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