| Deposit ID | 10111456 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233360 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Belle Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.00341, 40.52602 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE NE OF STANDING ELK MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 053E | 33,34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -116.00341, 40.52602 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults, Fussures |
| General form | IRREGULAR TO BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Railroad |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Trimetal Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233360 |
EMMONS, W.H., 1910, A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING CAMPS IN ELLSO, LANDER, AND EURELSA COUNTIES, NEVADA. USGS BULL. 408
EMMON, (1910)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE COPPER BELLE MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY THE PRIMETAL MINING CO.; IT ADJOINS THE NEVADA BUNKER HILL HOLDINGS ON THE NW. THE MAIN WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT DRIVEN 325' TO THE ORE BODY. THE MINE IS CREDITED WITH A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PRODUCTION OF OXIDIZED LEAD, SILVER, COPPER ORE WHICH WAS SMELTED IN THE COPPER SMELTER AT BULLION. THE ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENTS IN MARBELIZED LIMESTONE. THE PROPERTY IS FURTHER EXPLORED BY NUMEROUS ADITS AND CUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENTS IN MARBELIZED LIMESTONE, LOCALIZED BY FAULTS & FISSURES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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