Bell Hill Mine

Producer in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10251999
MRDS ID W006952
MAS/MILS ID 0490230001
Record type Site
Current site name Bell Hill Mine
Related records 10069423

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.17502, 39.69914 (WGS84)
Elevation 1591
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juab(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Topaz Mountain West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)

Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 013 S 012 W 10 SE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -113.17502, 39.69914

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 555M
    Length 363M
    Width 99M
    Area 16HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N00S:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 16
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name Thomas Range

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Delea Mining Co. Richard D Moody 4223 Camille Slc Ut
    Home office Utah
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER
  • PRODUCED 26194 TONS TONNAGE BASED ON EXPLORATORY MINING AND PROJECTIONS FROM 168

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 33
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2640M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Length of Inclines (m) 660
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 759
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: 1976 UTAH GEO & MINERAL SURVY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references