The Silver Bell Mine is a lead, silver, and molybdenum mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 38.77111, -118.59889
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Silver Bell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bell Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3682
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fitting
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Unknown: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SOME ORE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SHIPPED FROM LOADING DOCK.
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS BELOW GILLIS THRUST FAULT. VEIN MATERIAL SEEN ON OLD LOADING DOCK CONSISTS MAINLY OF CALCITE, AND SOME GALENA IN REPLACEMENT ORE.
Comment (Workings): ADITS, PITS, OLD CABIN
References
Reference (Deposit): ARCHBOLD, N.L., 1966, REPORT OF FIELD EXAMINATION NBMG FILES.
Reference (Deposit): SILVER BELL MINE, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL CO.; QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 3682 VISIT 5/16/89; NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).
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.
