The Belcher Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,781 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: 5,781 Feet (1,762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.44556, -112.32889
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Belcher Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belcher Mine
Secondary: Great Belcher
Secondary: Red Rock Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga 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: Stan West Mines Inc.
Home Office: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N25e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation For Most Part
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATED TO ADIT SYMBOL LOCATED 250 FT ABOVE ROAD (OLD RAILROAD GRADE). OTHER WORKING ARE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE ADIT.
Comment (Development): PRODUCTION DATA FOR BELCHER, GREAT BELCHER, AND RED ROCK MINES COMBINED. SURFACE EXPLORATION DRILLING PROJECT AT THIS SITE 1984-1986.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS AND IS LOCALIZED NEAR RHYOLITE DIKES.
Comment (Workings): MAIN TUNNEL 600 FT LONG. MAIN SHAFT 800 FT. DEEP. SHAFT ON BELCHER CLAIM IS 235 FT. DEEP
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT WAS MINED IN EARLY DAYS AS TYPICAL HIGH GRADE GOLD-QUARTZ VEIN. LATER PRODUCTION INVOLVED LOWER GRADE STOPING OF LARGE AREAS OF VEIN AND WALL ROCK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): CLAIM GROUP INCLUDES 4 CLAIMS: BELCHER, RED ROCK, 2 OTHERS-ONE OF WHICH MAY BE MAMMOTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPING FILES
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 134-135
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ 997
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, GEOLOGIC MAPS
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCESDIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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