Mine detail: Leadbelle Mine

Previously called 'Leadville MineLead Bell'

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Location: Bannock County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.54742, -111.94552
dep_id: 10078013
mrds_id: W026123
mas_id: 160050066
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead
Trace mineral: Silver, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone
Reporter: Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)
hrock_unit: Brigham Formation-Quartzite;Ute Formation-Limestone
hrock_type: Quartzite
Year first produced: 1914
References:
  • Deposit:: NALWALK, A. J., 1959 , GEOLOGY OF A PORTION OF SOUTHERN PORTNEUF RANGE, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, P. 5
  • Deposit:: V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, PRESTON QUAD, LOCATION NO. 70
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