Mine detail: Silver Bell Mine

Previously called 'GrandviewNew Silver BellOld Silver Bell'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.31819, -114.35452

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Discovery year:	1879

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Ramshorn Slate
Host type:	Slate

References

MRDS	W014340
MAS	160370340
DEP	10105702
Reference	{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 539, 104 P}{Deposit:: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 510, P. 224.}{Production:: Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P., P. 135}
Reporter	McHugh, Edward L., Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)