Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer

Belcher Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
GoldCopperSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Andesite · Lower Unit Spud Mountain Volcanics
Associated rockDiorite,Tuff,Rhyolite,Andesite · Big Bug Pluton And Associated Dikes;
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N25e, Veins Parallel Foliation For Most Part
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1906
Last production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10109871
MRDS IDM800390
Alternate namesRed Rock Mines, Great Belcher
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.44561, -112.32963
References
ABGMT CLIPPING FILESUSBM-ABGMT FILE DATAUSGS BULL 782, P. 134-135USGS GQ MAP GQ 997USGS BULL 1336, GEOLOGIC MAPSNIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCESDIRECTORY 29, 46 P.CIMRI