Bel Claims

The Bel Claims is a silver and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,461 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Bel Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.