The Bell is a silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold mine located in Summit county, Colorado.
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: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.56472, -105.86833
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Bell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bell
Secondary: Wing
Secondary: Meteor
Secondary: California
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Montezuma Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): 10.0 OZ AG, 0.13% CU, 5.5% PB, 0.8% ZN, .003 OZ. AU
Comment (Deposit): INCLUDES SILVER WING ADIT. AVERAGE STRIKE N40E, GENERAL VEINS NE. ORE 3-24 INCHES, AVERAGE 4-12 INCHES.
Comment (Workings): ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 70-111
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, P. 134.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
Reference (Deposit): NEUERBERG, G.J., AND BOTINELLY, THEODORE, 1972, MAP SHOWING GEOLOGIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITS, MONTEZUMA DISTRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIGATIONS MAP I-750, SCALE 1:3168.
Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.B., 1909, THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST REPORT, 1908, P. 105-144.
Reference (Deposit): NEUERBERG, G.J., BOTINELLY, THEODORE, AND ANALYSTS, 1977, SELECTED GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING THE MINERALIZED ROCKS OF THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 77-425.
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