Bell

The Bell is a silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold mine located in Summit county, Colorado.

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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

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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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