The Silver Bell Prospect is a copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.98278, -112.20056
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Silver Bell Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: North Tintic District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Front
Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Fissure; N-S Trending Fault, North Tintic Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomatization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Workings): NORTH WEST PROSPECT IS 2 FT. DEEP PIT, SOUTHEAST PROSPECT IS 20 FT. DEEP SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., (ED.), 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB AND UTAH CO., UT.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 107.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP MORRIS, H.T. BULL. 1142-
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURY.
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