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Bellamy Copper Valley Mine

Past Producer in New Haven county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Copper, Sulfur, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067420
MRDS ID W000167
Record type Site
Current site name Bellamy Copper Valley Mine
Related records 10142931

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.86753, 41.48699 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Haven(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallingford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New Haven

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • In 1712 Shaft 90 Feet Deep, Two Large Stopes. In 1836 Shaft Cleaned Out. Sporadic Speculation To About 1901 With Adit Opening On West Side of 3ft. Dike. Mineralization Extends Several Feet Either Side of Dike. Strike of Dike N 75 Deg. East, Dip Probably
  • IN 1712 SHAFT 90 FEET DEEP, TWO LARGE STOPES. IN 1836 SHAFT CLEANED OUT. SPORADIC SPECULATION TO ABOUT 1901 WITH ADIT OPENING ON WEST SIDE OF 3FT. DIKE. MINERALIZATION EXTENDS SEVERAL FEET EITHER SIDE OF DIKE. STRIKE OF DIKE N 75 DEG. EAST, DIP PROBABLY NEAR VERTICAL. ADDITIONAL PROSPECT PIT ON STRIKE, ABOUT 1,500 FEET SOUTHWEST OF ADIT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Barite Ore
Malachite Ore
Chalcocite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.86753, 41.48699
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Buttress Intrusive, Thin, Near Vertical, Diabase Dike Which Cuts Thick, Near Horizontal Upper Triassic West Rock Diabase Sill Which Intrudes New Haven Sedimentary Bed. New Haven Arkose Underlain By Silurian and Devonian Wepawaug Schist of Ban
  • GEOL.DESC: BUTTRESS INTRUSIVE, THIN, NEAR VERTICAL, DIABASE DIKE WHICH CUTS THICK, NEAR HORIZONTAL UPPER TRIASSIC WEST ROCK DIABASE SILL WHICH INTRUDES NEW HAVEN SEDIMENTARY BED. NEW HAVEN ARKOSE UNDERLAIN BY SILURIAN AND DEVONIAN WEPAWAUG SCHIST OF BANDED ARGILLACEOUS, SILICEOUS, AND MINOR PYRITIC CALCAREOUS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS, OR OLDER SCHISTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years 1712 TO 1724, 1901 TO 1903

Mining district

District name Cheshire

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1712, TWO SHIPLOADS OF ORE SENT TO ENGLAND. FIGURES ON TONNAGE MINED NOT AVAILABLE BUT PROBABLY SMALL. HIGH GRADE CU ORE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE BUT PROBABLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF LOW-GRADE COPPER ORE PRESENT.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRITTS, C. E., 1962, "BARITE MINES OF CHESHIRE", CHESHIRE HISTORICAL SOC., MAP, PG 8, 9

  • Production

    SHEPARD, 1837

  • Deposit

    Fritts, C. E., 1962, "Barite Mines Of Cheshire", Cheshire Historical Soc., Map, Pg 8, 9.

  • Deposit

    Heermance, E.L., 1935, "The Connecticut Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Ct., Pg.141

  • Deposit

    Harte, C.R., 1944, Ct.'S Iron And Copper: Ct. Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, Pg. 155-159

  • Deposit

    Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Ct.: By The Author For The State Of Ct.," New Haven, Ct.

  • Deposit

    Schairer, J.F., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.", Conn. Geol. Survey, Bull. 51, Pg. 105

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Fritts Map At Almost 1:50,000 Locates Mine and Adit By Symbol. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit FRITTS MAP AT ALMOST 1:50,000 LOCATES MINE AND ADIT BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1972 Windolph, John F. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 19-MAR-2003 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Combined This Record With Information From Record W100451: Then Deleted Record W100451
Updater 20-AUG-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Added Model_Num And Model: Noted Duplicate Record Number W100451
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey

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