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Bellevue-Rochester

Past Producer in Clear Creek county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Uranium, Zinc, Gold, Copper
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10117861
MRDS ID D002202
MAS/MILS ID 0080190048
Record type Site
Current site name Bellevue-Rochester
Alternate or previous names Bellvue-Hudson Group, Rochester,Annamosa,Gold Val.,, Bellevue Mine, Rochester Tunnel
Related records 10107784

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.64889, 39.75939 (WGS84)
Elevation 2545
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clear Creek(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Empire(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clear(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Clear Creek

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 003 S 074 W 26 SWNE Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Glacial drift
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.9M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Date of Last Modification 790503

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dumont

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bellevue Mines Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Kansas
    Year 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1891
    Period 1890-91
    Material ore
    Ore mined 86.6mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7063g/mt
    Trace Lead Lead 15%null%
  • Year 1896
    Period 1886-1896
    Accuracy Accurate
  • Year 1948
    Period 1907-48
    Material ore
    Ore mined 16731.4mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Copper Copper 1803.48mt
    Major Gold Gold 37852.93g
    Trace Zinc Zinc 99975.38mt
    Trace Silver Silver 4314146.12g
    Trace Lead Lead 369790.72mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1433M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION SOURCE: DMEA REPORT DOCKET NO. 3197. AT THE TIME REPORT THE MINE WAS CONTROLLED BY SCHAMNER MINING COMPANY OF PITCHBLENDE OCCURENCE IN THE VEIN WAS REPORTED TO HAVE A LEN 10 FEET, AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 2.8 FEET AND AN AVERAGE ASSAY O U308. INCLUDED IN THE DMEA REPORT WERE LOCATION AND MINING M THE DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED THAT THOUGH SMALL BODIES OF PITCHB ORE MIGHT BE DISCOVERED, PRODUCTION OF ORE WOULD NOT BE SIGN THE LOAN FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION WAS DENIED. INFORMATION FROM PRR-1681. RADIOACTIVITY: 70XBG. ADDITIONAL TION ON GEOLOGY IN BACKUP FILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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