USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Calaveras County
Bell Prince
Unconfirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Calaveras
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A Cu occurrence/mine located in sec. 4, T4N, R10E, MDM, 2.3 km (1.4 miles) WNW of Campo Seco (in the vicinity of the Penn Mine). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters. Mineralization is hosted in greenstone. Local rocks inclu…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 11 shaft symbols
- 8 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Occurrence
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Pyrite
- Chalcopyrite
- Pyrite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (11)
- mapped adit symbols (8)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 74873
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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