Bell Molybdenum

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257029
MAS/MILS ID 1220100050
Record type Site
Current site name Bell Molybdenum

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -129.335, 55.44978 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan E OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -129.335, 55.44978

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bell Molybdenum Mining Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Climax Molybdenum Co., Division Of American Metal Climax Inc. (Amax)
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Amax Inc.
    Home office New York
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    WOODCOCK, J.R. AND N.C. CARTER, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF

  • Geology

    THE ALICE ARM MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS; A. SUTHERLAND BROWN,

  • Geology

    ED., IN PORPHYRY DEPOSITS IN THE CANADIAN CORDILLERA,

  • Geology

    SPECIAL VOLUME NO.15., 1976, P.462-475.

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, R.C., D. A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOW

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978

  • Deposit

    P.48.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.