Blue Bell Mine and Quarry

The Blue Bell Mine and Quarry is a copper and stone, dimension mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,350 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

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Site Name

Primary: Blue Bell Mine and Quarry
Secondary: Patented Claims 1528
Secondary: Blue Coat Vein
Secondary: Blue Buck Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Stone, Dimension
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Silica

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Sherwood B Owens
Percent: 4.00
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): USGS CLEATOR QUAD

Reference (Deposit): BIG BUG MINING DIST.CLAIM MAP

Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE MARCH 1918 P 4-6

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 12

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLUE BELL MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTS QUADS

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782 1926 P 143- 145

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO EZSENW,EZNESW,SESW,AND NWSE OF SEC.34

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSONC A PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS-CORDES AREA USGS BULL 1345

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