Belcher Divide Mine

The Belcher Divide Mine is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,850 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Belcher Divide Mine
Secondary: Belcher Mine
Secondary: Reorganized Belcher Divide Mining Co. Property
Secondary: Belcher Claims.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide (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: Reorganized Belcher Divide Mining Co., N. M. Mccormick, Pres.
Years: 1923 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
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: Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, Zoned Around Fractures And Faults

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): 550-FT SHAFT; 150-FT CROSSCUT ON 200 FT LEVEL; 2 OTHER SHAFTS . MODERATELY DEEP SHAFT WITH WOODEN HEADFRAME STILL STANDING IN 1982.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1923. ORIGINALLY GOLD MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT CO, THEN BELCHER DIVIDE MINING CO., THEN REORGANIZED BELCHER DIVIDE MINING CO. IN 1920

Comment (Deposit): ORESHOOT AT INTERSECTION OF A NW FISSURE AND A N-S VEIN SHOWING ORE AT SURFACE

Comment (Location): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS 0.5 MILE NW OF THE TONOPAH-DIVIDE MINE. UTM IS TO WORKINGS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL PORTION OF CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1982

References

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, MINES HANBOOK, VOL XIV, P. 1127.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG., 9 JUL 82

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, P. 121-128.

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.