The Silver Bell is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.25556, -111.99722
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Silver Bell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Virginia City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Evans And Rogers
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATE MINE IS SITUATED ALONG WILLIAMS CREEK
Comment (Production): SOME ORE WAS MINED BEFORE 1900'S.
References
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO, MONT, USBM INF CIRC 6972 P. 55
Reference (Deposit): STOUT, K, ACKERMAN, W, 1958, DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1958, MBMG BULL 10, P. 43
Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM. INF CIRC. 6972
Reference (Deposit): 1958 COMPILE MBMG BULL 10.
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.
