California · Lassen County
Producer

Blue Bell Mine

Lassen County, California, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureRhyolite Is Brecciated
Tectonic settingModoc Plateau
AlterationRhyolite Is Altered
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10109228
MRDS IDM009064
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.99736, -120.8855
References
CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, GOLD - LASSEN COUNTY, IN 12TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 148.HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, P. 30-38.TUCKER, W.B., 1919, LASSEN COUNTY, IN 25TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 231.LAIZURE, C.MCK., 1921, LASSEN COUNTY, IN 17TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 508.BURNETT, J.L., 1990, 1989 CALIFORNIA MINING REVIEW: CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY V. 43, NO. 10, P. 219-224.