The Silver Bell Mine is a silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,800 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: 9,800 Feet (2,987 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.54889, -111.63222
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Silver Bell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: American Fork 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1880
Time Period: Z0000-1880
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^100 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Silver Bell Fault, Alta Thrust Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 100 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE ALONG SILVER BELL FAULT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Workings): 120 FOOT INCLINE WITH SOME DRIFTING
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, MAX D., JR, 1965, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 258.
Reference (Production): BUTLER, B.S. ET. AL., 1920, P. 258.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
