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Beliel Group

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070543
MRDS ID W013520
MAS/MILS ID 0160590096
Record type Site
Current site name Beliel Group
Alternate or previous names Haynes - Stellite, Ludwig, Patty B

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.31233, 45.09709 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 3.5 MILES W. OF COBALT, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blackbird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 020N 018E 01,02,11,12 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Between Main Forks Of Blackbird Creek, Near Their Junction

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Erythrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1 SAMPLE RAN 2% Co
Result ANOTHER SAMPLE RAN 1% Co AND 2% Ni (1913). SOME ORE HAD AVG. VALUES FROM 3 - 35% Co.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock description Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Mesoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Schist, Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.31233, 45.09709
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BUNCHES, LENSES
    Strike N 45 DEG E
    Dip 75 DEG SE
    Width 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • From Umpleby(1913, p.72) "A sample representing 20 feet across the ledge, as exposed by tunnel on the west end of the Beliel group, averaged a fraction less than 2 per cent cobalt. The east end of this property afforded 2 per cent of nickel and less than 1 per cent of cobalt."

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Discoverer John M. Beliel

Mining district

District name Blackbird District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • Several Development Tunnels And Crosscuts

Comments on development

  • 1901 John Beliel located a group of fourteen claims along the west fork of
    Blackbird Creek; Claims Relocated In 1939 Became Parts Of Haynes - Stellite Mine, Ludwig Property, And Patty B Property. ; Econ.Com: Transportation And Other Costs Made Shipments Unprofitable (1915).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 P.

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1912, Thirteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1911.

  • Deposit

    1912 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Rept. For 1911

  • Deposit

    1913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 528

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-76 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-83 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 16-JUN-11 Causey, J Douglas U.S. Geological Survey

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