Belilel Claims

The Belilel Claims is a copper and cobalt mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,900 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

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Site Name

Primary: Belilel Claims
Secondary: Mona Group
Secondary: Bellielle

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird 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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. G. Sims And F. W. Stevenson

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .8 % NI

Materials

Ore: Cobaltite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: ABOUT 1900; RELOCATED 1939

Comment (Development): 10 STAMP MILL, AERIAL TRAMWAY

Comment (Location): JUST E. OF THE TOM JEFFERSON

Comment (Location): There were slight differences between the old MRDS record and the MAS/MILS record so both numbers are included in the geocoordinate and location tables.

Comment (Location): THE AREA CONTAINED IN THIS MAP IS UNSURVEYED AND IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE WHAT SECTION THIS PROPERTY IS IN. This comment is for the location data from MAS/MILS database.

References

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R.N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917, 131 P.

Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A.L., 1943, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 61

Reference (Deposit): REED, G.C., AND HERDLICK, J.A., 1947, BLACKBIRD COBALT DEPOSITS, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 4012, 14 P.

Reference (Deposit): CANNEY, F.C., 1953, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE COBALT DEPOSITS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT. LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 61, 34 P.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P. (p. 164-165)

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