Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Bell Mountain Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldCopperLeadManganese
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formtabular
Ore controlOre formation was controlled by a fault that strikes N70E, dipping 50S.
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Argentite, Silver, Cerargyrite, Acanthite, Barite, Fluorite, Rhodochrosite, Montmorillonite
GangueAdularia
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureNe-striking faults, dipping south.
AlterationWallrock alteration consists of silicification, chloritization, and sericitization adjacent to veins.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10310500
MRDS IDM231017
Alternate namesBell Mountain Homestake, Stockton Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.18019, -118.13178
References
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