Belcher Mine

The Belcher Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,781 feet.

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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 Mine
Secondary: Great Belcher
Secondary: Red Rock Mines

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga 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: Stan West Mines Inc.
Home Office: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1942
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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N25e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation For Most Part

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATED TO ADIT SYMBOL LOCATED 250 FT ABOVE ROAD (OLD RAILROAD GRADE). OTHER WORKING ARE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE ADIT.

Comment (Development): PRODUCTION DATA FOR BELCHER, GREAT BELCHER, AND RED ROCK MINES COMBINED. SURFACE EXPLORATION DRILLING PROJECT AT THIS SITE 1984-1986.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS AND IS LOCALIZED NEAR RHYOLITE DIKES.

Comment (Workings): MAIN TUNNEL 600 FT LONG. MAIN SHAFT 800 FT. DEEP. SHAFT ON BELCHER CLAIM IS 235 FT. DEEP

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT WAS MINED IN EARLY DAYS AS TYPICAL HIGH GRADE GOLD-QUARTZ VEIN. LATER PRODUCTION INVOLVED LOWER GRADE STOPING OF LARGE AREAS OF VEIN AND WALL ROCK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): CLAIM GROUP INCLUDES 4 CLAIMS: BELCHER, RED ROCK, 2 OTHERS-ONE OF WHICH MAY BE MAMMOTH.

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPING FILES

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 134-135

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ 997

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, GEOLOGIC MAPS

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCESDIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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