The Bell Mine is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.64194, -114.59944
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Bell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Knoll Mt. Stock And Associated Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COPPER PROSPECT
Comment (Deposit): MATERIAL FROM DUMP, A BRECCIA GREY CHERT, FINE GRAINED QUARTZITIC WITH FE-OX & SILICA CEMENT. OUTCROP OF QUARTZITE TO NORTH OF OLD MINE, ACROSS CANYON TO NORTH IS LOCATED WITH WHITE-MILKY QUARTZ VEINLETS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A.& COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV.: USGS OFR 76-779
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45
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.
