| Deposit ID | 10098054 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09907 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bell Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.57533, 46.38129 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4.3 KM E OF DEER LODGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baggs Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 008W | 02,11 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 200 PPM AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 1000 PPM AS |
| Result | 300 PPM CD |
| Result | GT 20000 PPM PB |
| Result | GT 10000 PPM ZN |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -112.57533, 46.38129 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 W |
| Dip | NE |
| Thickness | 24.38M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Emery (Zosell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | T. C. Calnan Et. Al., Robert M. And Albina Powell |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09907 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 283
USGS MEM 34, P. 17-18.
USFS FIELD REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROBERTSON CLASSIFIES THE VEIN AS A LOW-ANGLE VEIN. MR. ZOSELL REPORTED THAT THE LODE IS A VERTICAL FISSURE WHICH HAS LEAD AND SILVER-BEARING MINERALS. |
| Deposit | 7 ACRES DISTRUBED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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