Mine detail: Belle Claim Patented In 1882

Previously called 'Bell Claim'

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Location: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.11398, -107.21032
dep_id: 10012493
mrds_id: D008147
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Minor mineral: Copper, Gold
Trace mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
work_type: Underground
alteration: Silicified Fault Breccia.
ore_ctrl: Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Magdalena Group
hrock_type: Shale,Sandstone,Limestone
arock_type: Latite
Structure: Mineralization Occurs Along A N 25 E Striking Fault.
yr_lst_prd: 1957
References:
  • Deposit:: LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, PLATE 2
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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