The Silver Bell Mine is a silver, tungsten, molybdenum, and lead mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,541 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,541 Feet (1,689 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.84528, -119.50667
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Silver Bell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2409
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Deephole 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2409, DUMP SAMPLE OF HEAVILY FE-STAINED VUGGY QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 20% FE, 0.5% MG, 0.07% CA 0.1% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 200 PPMAG, 1000 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 100 PPM CD, 5 PPM CO, 500 PPM CU, + 2000 PPM MO, + 20000 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 70 PPM V, +10000 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): BLACK HORNFELS ASSOCIATED WITH GRANODIORITE; WHITE QUARTZ VEIN PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE DIKE
Comment (Workings): LOWER ADIT OPEN, TRENDS N 80 E, SEVERAL HUNDRED FT LONG (ABOUT 500FT). UPPER ADIT OPEN, TRENDS N 87 E, FEW HUNDREDS OF FEET LONG. FEW SMALL CUTS ABOVE THIS ADIT SPREAD OUT ALONG SLOPE OF HILLSIDE. UPPER ADIT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT HIGHER IN ELEVATION THAN LOWER ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70, P. 59-60.
Reference (Deposit): OVERTON, 1947, NBMG BULL 46, P. 61
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 7-8-84
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.
