The Bell Marsh Queen Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Bannock county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.6906, -112.29560
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Bell Marsh Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bell Marsh Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bannock
District: Fort Hall District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Fred Neeser, Mc Cammon, Id.
Owner Name: Ms. Bigalow
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 7 TON SHIPMENT OF OXIDE ORE RAN 7.1% COPPER AND 1 - 2 OZ SILVER
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHORT ADITS 75 FT LONG AND 17 FT LONG. BOTH WERE DRIVEN IN THE EARLY DAYS INTO THE HANGING WALL OF THE SHEAR ZONE.
Comment (Development): 1 PATENTED AND 7 UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): GREEN, W. R., 1967, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT, 1 P
Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. OPEN - FILE REPT
Reference (Production): GREEN, W. R., 1967, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPORT.
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