The Silver Bell Property is a copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.23444, -115.21667
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Silver Bell Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: (Unorganized)
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: General Structural Grain Of W To Nw Trending Folds And Faults.
Type: L
Description: Dioritic Dike 1/2 Mi Long And 0.1 Mi Wide. E - W Trending Anticline To The South.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NE OF SUNSET PEAK BETWEEN THE SOUTH AND NORTH FORKS OF LITTLE JOE CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS APPEAR TO OCCUPY TENSION CRACKS IN THE DIORITE DIKE. PODS OF ORE MINERALS WITHIN QUARTZ VEINS ARE RARE.
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR VEINS IN OTHER DIORITE BODIES IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA, BUT NONE HAS PRODUCED A LARGE AMOUNT OF ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 608
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
