The Silver Bell is a gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Ferry county, Washington.
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:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.2375, -118.17917
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Silver Bell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Covada
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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE SILVER BELL MINE IS IN HORNSTONE WHICH PROBABLY IS CONTACT METAMORPHOSED COVADA GROUP (ORDOVICIAN?) ARGILLITE ADJACENT TO JURASSIC TO CRETACEOUS GRANITE TO GRANODIORITE OF METEOR (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): NEAR THE END OF THE SOUTHEAST SPUR OF RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED 29 TONS IN 1940 AND 84 TONS IN 1941 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 214).
References
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): JOSEPH, N.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NESPELEM 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-16, 47 P., 1 PL.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1918, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 677, 186 P., 1 PL.
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