Copper Bell Mine

Occurrence in Missoula county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019098
MRDS ID DC08574
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Bell Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.66344, 46.78878 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 0.5 KM SE OF TRIANGLE MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Missoula(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clinton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Missoula

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 016W 18 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1.0KM N OF HIDDEN TREASURE MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Clinton Stock
    Rock description Clinton Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.66344, 46.78878

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Clinton Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Clinton District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW SHAFTS, TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 660, P. 224-27.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 8, P. 36, PL 4&6.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 NEARLY PARALLEL VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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