The Belcher is a mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado.
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Belcher MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belcher
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sundance Oil Co.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: Bradford H Locke
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1872
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): OWN/ BRADFORD H. LOCKE REF: MAS FILE
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