The Silver Bell is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,698 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: 4,698 Feet (1,432 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 48.7592, -118.84330
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Silver Bell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Crown Resources Corp.
Company ID: 4502855
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Silver Bell, Inc.
Company ID: 4502855
Info Year: 1990
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WASH BULL 37-2 P 148
Reference (Deposit): NEWSLETTER, V. 18, NO. 1, P. 9.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1990, WA. GEOL.
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