The Silver Bell Prospect is a lead, tungsten, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.
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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:
Commodity: Lead, Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.18889, -109.42222
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Silver Bell Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Prospect
Secondary: Silver Bell Claims
Secondary: Ella Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Apache Pass District; Teviston District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wollastonization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ACROSS 1 M ASSAYED 0.09% WO3.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964
Comment (Development): LOCATED IN 1910 OR 1911 FOR GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN CONTACT METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE.
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS MODIFIED FROM RECORD M030564 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. THIS RECORD ALSO CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D011805 OF CLINT SEANOR WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): DOUG SILVER, UNPUBLISHED DATA, SEE UNIV AZ MS THESIS 1980-81
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., STEWART, L.A., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1960, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION RI-5650, P. 22-23.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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