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Nevada · Eureka County

Belmont Mine

Mindat Confirmed Zinc Underground 2 mapped shafts

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Eureka
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Zinc
Verification
Mindat Confirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Sec 14,15 T23N R49E Structure: Roberts Mountain Thrust Deposit: A small amount of ore was shipped in 1923, developement consists of a 50 foot shaft. ; info.src : 1 pub lit lead and zinc minerals replace limestone and dolomite along faults and bedding…

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Additional documented workings

  • Shaft — documented in 3 source records, noting 50 ft shaft.
    USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features · Mindat

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 2 shaft symbols
  • Shaft : Roberts Creek Mtn. , 1949
  • Shaft : Cooper Peak , 1986
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Shaft
    Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field.
  • Shaft
    Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field.
  • Shaft · depth 50 ft
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: tain Thrust Deposit: A small amount of ore was shipped in 1923, developement consists of a 50 foot shaft. ; info.src : 1 pub lit lead…
  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Mindat Confirmed

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

Why confirmed?

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • commodity:Lead
  • commodity:Silver
  • commodity:Zinc
  • Limestone
  • Sphalerite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (2)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 60592

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (5)
  • underground workings

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