The Silver Bell Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.5017, -113.61670
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Silver Bell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek 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
Owner Name: Federal Mining And Smelting Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Year First Production: 1928
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Bleaching
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE ORE SAMPLES HAVE RUN AS WELL AS 66% PB AND 84 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): 12 Claims ; Econ.Com: Mineralization Irregular And Erratic
Comment (Deposit): 1 Vein, The Big Vein, Is Described Above, It Is Also Several Dozen Ft Long; There Are 2 Other Veins, Possibly Extensions Of The Big Vein, 1 Trends N 55 Deg E And Dips 68 Deg Nw, And 2nd Trends N 63 Deg E, Dips 67 Deg Nw, And Is 3 Ft Thick, 10 Ft Long, 20 Ft Wide
Comment (Geology): 1 Set Of Fractures With The Greatest Amount Of Mineralization Trends N 35 Deg E And Dips From Vertical To 60 Deg Nw; A Second Set Of Less Mineralized Fractures Trends N 70 Deg W And Dips 30-75 Deg Ne
Comment (Location): Along S Fk Lava Creek Nearly 3 Mi From Martin Post Office
Comment (Production): One Carload Of Ore Produced In 1928 Ran $50/Ton Pb And Ag.
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Gouge
Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Bleaching, Silicification, Sericitization
Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Fractures
References
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.
Reference (Deposit): Prinz, W. C., 1964, Mineral Resources - Manganese, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 116-119.
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