Mine detail: Blue Bell Mine

Previously called 'Leonard Mine'

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Location: Missoula County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.80444, -113.45333
dep_id: 10019712
mrds_id: DC11197
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Gold, Silver
Trace mineral: Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Copper, Gold, Malachite
gangue: Enargite, Pyrite, Quartz
work_type: Underground
alteration: Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Fault
Reporter: Unknown, Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.), Schruben, Paul
hrock_unit: Jefferson Limestone{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark Formation{Silver Hill Formation{Flathead Formation;Missoula Group
hrock_type: Quartzite
Structure: Bearmouth Overthrust
yr_lst_prd: 1957
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 660, P. 214-20, 223-4.
  • Deposit:: MBMG BULL 10, P. 48.
  • Deposit:: MBMG BULL 8, P. 11, 31
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