The Little Bell Mine is a mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,579 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,579 Feet (2,615 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.61111, -111.50806
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Little Bell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Bell Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
District: Park City District
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
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Country Rocks Are Cut By Ne - Sw And E - W Fracture Zones.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS IN 1912 CONSIST OF A 200 FT ADIT, A 753 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100 , 200 , 300 , AND 500 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF PARK CITY DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 77 , P. 171 - 172
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, CALKINS, CRITTENDEN, AND BROMFIELD, 1966 , GEOL MAP OF BRIGHTON QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 534
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