Montana · Missoula County
Past Producer

Blue Bell Mine

Missoula County, Montana, United States
CopperGoldSilverArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Gold, Malachite
GangueEnargite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Jefferson Limestone{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark Formation{Silver Hill Formation{Flathead Formation;Missoula Group
StructureBearmouth Overthrust
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10019712
MRDS IDDC11197
Alternate namesLeonard Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.80444, -113.45333
References
USGS BULL 660, P. 214-20, 223-4.MBMG BULL 10, P. 48.MBMG BULL 8, P. 11, 31