The Silver Bell Claims is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Silver Bell Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Diamond District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1934
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: S 1.3%
Analytical Data: ZN 9.0%
Analytical Data: CU 0.95%
Analytical Data: PB 33.6%
Analytical Data: SMELTER RETURN OF A 1937 SHIPMENT OF ORE TO A.S.&R. FURNISHER THE FOLLOWING. SETTLEMENT ASSAY- AG 47 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: CAO 3.9%
Analytical Data: SB 0.3%
Analytical Data: FE 2.5%
Analytical Data: AS 0.4%
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION PROBABLY ALSO CONTAINED SOME COPPER AND ANTIMONY. SMELTER RETURN FOR 1937 SHIPMENT CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING: 47 OZ/TON AG; 33.6% PB; 0.95% CU; 9.0% ZN.
Comment (Development): LOCATED IN 1934 ON GROUND THAT HAD BEEN PROSPECTED PRIOR TO 1900. 13 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN FISSURES AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS, SURFACE WORKINGS; ABOUT 500 FT. OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS PRESENT IN 1938
Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS IN QTZ VEINS IN FISSURES AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES IN SILICIFIED LINESTONE NEAR THE CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE. THE LIMESTONE TRENDS N/S AND DIPS 60 DEG W
Comment (Location): IN PHILLIPSBURG CANYON 1.5 MILES E. OF PHILLIPS PROPERTY
Comment (Deposit): ABOUT 500 FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS PRESENT IN 1938. THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS (13) WAS LOCATED IN MAY 1934 ON GROUND THAT HAD BEEN PROSPECTED PRIOR TO 1900. WORKINGS INCLUDE SEVERAL SHORT ADITS & SURFACE WORKINGS. (VANDERBURG, 1938.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDENBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONN. OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. USBM INF. CIRC. 7022
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
