Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Latite
Associated rockDiorite,Latite
StructureArea Appears To Be On The North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend., Trough Was Formed By A Westerly Dipping Basalt Dike And An Easterly Dipping Ore-Bearing Seam.
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
AlterationOxidization, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1887
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10070081
MRDS IDW012758
Alternate namesBell Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.55519, -117.05884
References
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1925, RECON. OF THE MINERAL AND CUDDY MTN. MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13, P. 19.TURNER, H. W., 1908, ORE DEPOSITS AT MINERAL IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V 3, NO. 6, P. 492 - 502.ANDERSON, A. L., 1963, SILVER MINERALIZATION IN THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 58, NO. 8, P. 1195 - 1217.5) BELL, R. N., 1920, TWENTY - FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1919, P. 87 - 88.1920 COMPILE 21ST ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY FOR 19191925 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 131952 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95