The Silver Bell Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2933, -115.39420
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Silver Bell Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Chamberlain 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1970
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN AND SHEAR ZONE SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE TO 0.03 OZ AU/TON, 0.04 TO 0.23 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Located Near The Southwest Corner Of The District At The Head Of Rim Creek, One-Fourth Mile Northeast Of Chicken Peak Lookout.; 8 Trail Mi From Werdenhoff Mine
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.
Idaho Gold
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