Silver Bell Group (CH_510)

The Silver Bell Group (CH_510) is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Bell Group (CH_510)

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse District

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.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Cloud Peaks

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LINEAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 3 CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS SHEAR ZONES: 0.02 - 2.4% PB 0.26 - 2.2% ZN 0.007 - 0.017% CU TRACE AU 7 OZ AG/TON 3 CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS OXIDIZED ARGILLITE: 0.02 OZ AU/TON 0.07 OZ AG/TON 0.002 - 0.004 % PB 0.09 - 0.11 % ZN 0.006 - 0.01 % CU

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cubanite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Digenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): E. Side Slate Cr.

Comment (Workings): 2 Pits, Adit

Comment (Geology): Fractures Strike NE, Dip 45 Deg Nw

References

Reference (Deposit): Kern, R. R., 1972, Geology And Economic Deposits Of Slate Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State Univ. M.S. Thesis, P. 76-78

Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Report, 648 P.

Reference (Deposit): Vannoy And Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, P.277, Pl.3, No.57

Reference (Deposit): Mitchell And Others, 1982, IBMG Mines And Prospects Of Challis Quad, No.306

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