The Bell is a iron mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 37.71667, -118.52222
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Bell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bell
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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 (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE IN A MATRIX CHIEFLY OF GOUGE AND TALC ALONG A FAULT WHICH STRIKES N. 50 DEG. E., DIPS 75 DEG. SE., AND CUTS SCHIST AND HORNFELS. ALTERNATING LAYERS OF EPIDOTE-GARNET TACTITE WITH THE IRON-BEARING MINERALS SUGGEST THE DEPOSIT IS LOCALIZED ALONG CALCAREOUS LAYERS AND IS CONTACT METAMORPHIC IN ORIGIN. SHORT ADIT AND MODERATE AMOUNT OF BULLDOZER SCRAPING. PROBABLY TOO SMALL TO DEVELOP.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. SP. REPT. 48, P. 7, 10, 16-17, AND PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): GQ-99
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