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Silver Bell Claims

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044692
MRDS ID M232256
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Bell Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.84923, 39.74464 (WGS84)
Relative position W 1/2 SEC. 36, 18 MI MINE OF EUREKA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rattlesnake Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newark Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Diamond-Monitor Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 054E 36 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN PHILLIPSBURG CANYON 1.5 MILES E. OF PHILLIPS PROPERTY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result SMELTER RETURN OF A 1937 SHIPMENT OF ORE TO A.S.&R. FURNISHER THE FOLLOWING. SETTLEMENT ASSAY- AG 47 OZ/TON
Result PB 33.6%
Result CU 0.95%
Result ZN 9.0%
Result S 1.3%
Result AS 0.4%
Result FE 2.5%
Result SB 0.3%
Result CAO 3.9%

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.84923, 39.74464
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike W-S
    Dip 60W

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN QTZ VEINS IN FISSURES AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES IN SILICIFIED LINESTONE NEAR THE CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE. THE LIMESTONE TRENDS N/S AND DIPS 60 DEG W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1934
Year of first production 1937

Mining district

District name Diamond District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL PRODUCTION PROBABLY ALSO CONTAINED SOME COPPER AND ANTIMONY. SMELTER RETURN FOR 1937 SHIPMENT CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING: 47 OZ/TON AG; 33.6% PB; 0.95% CU; 9.0% ZN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHORT ADITS, SURFACE WORKINGS; ABOUT 500 FT. OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS PRESENT IN 1938

Comments on development

  • LOCATED IN 1934 ON GROUND THAT HAD BEEN PROSPECTED PRIOR TO 1900. 13 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDENBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONN. OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. USBM INF. CIRC. 7022

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS IN FISSURES AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES
Deposit ABOUT 500 FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS PRESENT IN 1938. THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS (13) WAS LOCATED IN MAY 1934 ON GROUND THAT HAD BEEN PROSPECTED PRIOR TO 1900. WORKINGS INCLUDE SEVERAL SHORT ADITS & SURFACE WORKINGS. (VANDERBURG, 1938.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1980 Taylor, J. K. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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