Belcher Mine (Great Belcher Mine; Belcher claim; Belcher Patent MS 123 claim; Red Rock Mines; Red Rock Mine; Red Rock Patent MS 1225 claim), Providence, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 26' 44'' North , 112° 19' 43'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Dewey-Humboldt | 3,894 (2011) | 12.3km |
| Prescott | 41,899 (2017) | 16.5km |
| Prescott Valley | 42,197 (2017) | 18.3km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 19.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 18km |
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 44km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 44km |
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 45km |
A former underground Au-Cu-Ag-Zn mine located on the slope above Providence. Produced 1906-1942. Includes the Belcher claim. Started 1906.
Mineralization is the Red Rock vein a 2½ foot (0.9 meter) wide vein of gold ore (Mammoth-Belcher-Red Rock vein) with a tabular ore body hosted in fissile, weathered amphibolite schist (Lower Unit Spud Mountain Volcanics) & follows the schist, strikes N.35ºE. & dips steeply SE. No alteration noted. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Associated rock units are the Big Bug Pluton and associated dikes.
Area structures include veins mostly parallel to foliation in Precambrian rocks, which trends N25E.
Workings include several tunnels; a 235 foot deep shaft on the Belcher claim and tapped by the lowest Red Rock tunnel. Ore assayed at $4 to $5 Au/T (period values).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Veinlets of drusy, comb quartz. References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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