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Blue Bell Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodity Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093501
MRDS ID W013888
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Bell Prospect
Related records 10217259

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.17139, 43.68361 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Relative position 13 MI. NE OF HAILEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hyndman Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 019E 15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 3 MI. S.W. OF MASCOT MINE; OPPOSITE THE MOUTH OF FEDERAL CREEK, SOMEWHAT WEST OF NORTH OF SAWMILL GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation: Argillite, Quartzite
    Rock description Milligen Formation: Argillite, Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.17139, 43.68361
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR VEINLETS, VUGS
    Strike N 45 DEG E
    Dip STEEP N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Warm Springs Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Johnson, Gus

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHORT TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; CLAIMS HAVE NOT BEEN SURVEYED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR - BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-07-01 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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