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Belle Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102698
MRDS ID M006326
Record type Site
Current site name Belle Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51322, 38.01324 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position ON SE SLOPE OF CARSON HILL NEAR STANISLAUS RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N 013E 23 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST E 1/2 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABUNDANT SULFIDES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51322, 38.01324
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE
    Thickness 16.76M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DIORITE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL, THERE THREE VEINS, TWO OF THEM INTERSECTED BY ADIT AND ARE 15 FT TO 25 FT THICK AND 75 FT APART.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1890'S

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, FREE MILLING ORE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 38.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY A 300 FT CROSSCUT ADIT WITH SEVERAL DRIFTS UP TO 200 FT. TO S ON SECOND VEIN IN AND 70 FT N ON FIRST VEIN ENCOUNTERED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., LYDON, P. A, 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 137 AND PL B

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY: 12TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P 90

  • Deposit

    KERR, M. B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, CALIF: CALIF. MIN. BUR.

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1962 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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