The Bella May is a zinc mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington at an elevation of 2,559 feet.
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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
Elevation: 2,559 Feet (780 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.8481, -117.40420
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Bella May MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bella May
Secondary: Bella May Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
District: Metaline Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Metaline Mining And Leasing Co.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1956
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NOTE: HUNTTING (1956, P. 366) REPORTS THIS MINE IN THE NE/4 NE/4 SEC. 32. THE METALINE 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP SHOWS IT IN THE SW/4 SEC. 29.
References
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
Reference (Deposit): P. 366.
Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS, 1977, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN U.S.
Reference (Deposit): P. 45.
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