The Belle Claim Patented In 1882 is a lead and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,850 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.11389, -107.20972
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Belle Claim Patented In 1882 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belle Claim Patented In 1882
Secondary: Bell Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena 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: Clarence Barrett
Home Office: Socorro, N.M.
Years: 1959 -
Owner Name: Clarence Barrett
Years: 1957 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1957
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along A N 25 E Striking Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Fault Breccia.
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 860 COVERING 20.66 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE AN ADIT 100 FT. IN LENGTH WITH A 40 FT. WINZE AN A 40 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, PLATE 2
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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