Belcher

The Belcher is a iron, copper, and gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Belcher
Secondary: Blue Bell-Belcher

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Belcher

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Epidote

Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION IN 1909-1911 AND 1913-1917 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 195)

Comment (Deposit): THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC ROCKS OF THE BELCHER MINE AREA ARE CONTACT-METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE, DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE, ARGILLITE, AND GRAYWACKE. THE ORE BODIES LIE NEXT TO A NETWORK OF DIKES, SILLS, AND INTRUSIVE BODIES OF SCATTER CREEK RHYODACITE (MEUSSIG, 1967, P. 113). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 550, 215 P.

Reference (Deposit): GLOVER, S.L., 1942, WASHINGTON IRON ORES, A SUMMARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 2, 23 P.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): SHEDD, SOLON; JENKINS, O. P.; COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS, AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, 160 P., 1 PL.

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