Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Mercury
TertiaryAntimony, Barium-Barite, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracture Zones, Bedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueBarite, Calcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hanson Creek Formation;Roberts Mountains Formation
StructureBreccia Zone, Faults, Fractures
AlterationSilicification, Oxidation Of Sulphides, Bleaching, Argillization, Decalcification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1918
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10111452
MRDS IDM232823
Alternate namesBell Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.39546, -116.00091
References
MKS, WELB AMS FILE (1979) USBMHAWKINS, ROBERT B., (1973), THE GEOLOGY & MINERALIZATION OF THE JERRITT CREEK AREA, NORTHERN INDEPENDENCE MTS, NEV., IDAHO STATE UNIV, MS THESIS 104 P.GARSIDE, L. J.; BENTZ, J.; SMITH, P., BROOKS, S., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION AND MINE TOUR REPORT, 8/13/82.HAWKINS, R. B., 1982, DISCOVERY OF THE BELL GOLD MINE, JERRITT DISTRICT, ELKO CO, NV: MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, FEB 1982, P. 28-32; ALSO REFERENCES LISTED THEREIN.BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91.NBMG, 1987, MI-1986.NBMG, 1988, MI-1987.BENTZ, J., GARSIDE, L., SMITH, P. AND BROOKS, S., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION AND MINE TOUR REPORT, AUG, 1982.BONHAM, H.F., 1988.