Bell Mountain Mine

The Bell Mountain Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Bell Mountain Mine
Secondary: Bell Mountain Homestake
Secondary: Stockton Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault That Strikes N70 Degrees E, Dips 50 Degrees S

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROTECTED RECOVERY AFTER DILUTION PROJECTED TO BE 1.43 MT AU AND 37.5 MT AG FROM THE MILLION TON CENTRAL ORE ZONE, AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL MILLION TONS OF LOWER GRADE ORE IS PRESENT IN AN EASTWARD EXTENSION OF THE ORE ZONE.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Geology): GOOD ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MANGANESE STAINS

Comment (Other Database): SMALL

Comment (Workings): MINE IS ON A MASSIVE CALCITE VEIN THAT CUTS TERTIARY TUFFS AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAULT WITH ORIENTATION N70E, 50S. MUCH OF THE CALCITE IN THE VEIN HAS BEEN REPLACED BY QUARTZ. THE ORE IS IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED BUT TENDS TO OCCUR IN NARROW STREAKS OR BANDS. THE VEIN IS AT LEAST 30FEET WIDE IN PLACES AND HAS BEEN TRACED ON THE SURFACE FOR NEARLY ONE THOUSAND FEET. IT IS A COMPOUND STRUCTURE WITH A CALCITE-CEMENTED BRECCIA OF VOLCANIC ROCKS NEAR THE FOOTWALL AND BANDED, SOMEWHAT BRECCIATED CALCITE IN THE CENTRAL PART.

References

Reference (Deposit): CARPENTER, E.E., 1916, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, ITEM 14, FILE 7, ITEM 15. LOTS OF CORRESPONDENCE

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER 4/30/81, 8/27/81, 5/6/82, 7/29/82, 11/4/82, 4/16/81, 2/18/82

Reference (Deposit): NEV. MIN. ASSN. BULL., JUL. 1981

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 6/30/82

Reference (Deposit): NAMER GOLD MIN. IND. NEWS, 6/22/84

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, 5/1/85

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987

Reference (Deposit): NBMG, 1994, MI-1993

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NBMG MI-1993

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA, 1947, NBMG FILES

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, RONALD, AND SPEED, R.C., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY: NBMG BULL 83

Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINING OPERATIONA ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980

Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1973, THE STORY OF FAIRVIEW; HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.