Mine detail: Jesse Belle

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Location: Madera County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.14299, -119.94959
dep_id: 10067585
mrds_id: W000370
Commodity type: metallic
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
gangue: Biotite, Graphite, Muscovite, Quartz
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones; Dip Steeply Eastward, Trend In Two Directions, N 10 - 25 W And N 45 - 60 W. Feather Joints Along Walls Of Shear Zones Strike Due To North To N 10 E.
Reporter: Coury, Anny B.
hrock_type: Schist
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Faults: Displacement Along Shear Zone Of Up To 50 Ft.
prod_yrs: 1919 - 1942
References:
  • Deposit:: COX, M. W. AND WYANT, D. G., 1948 , THE JESSE BELLE COPPER MINE, MADERA COUNTY, CA.; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 DIV. OF MINES, P. 151 - 157 .
  • Deposit:: GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; P. 543
  • Production:: COX AND WYANT, 1948 , P. 156 .
  • Reserve-Resource:: UNPUBLISHED CO REPORT; REF. (1)
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