Red Bell Mine

Sheridan, Montana

45.5618°N 112.1675°W

Mine Overview

The Red Bell Mine is near Sheridan, Montana. Historically the site has been associated with the Tidal Wave Mining District which is now part of the Beaverhead National Forest. The Red Bell Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. Production size when active was considered to be small. Mine operations consist of underground workings. There is one known shaft. Subsurface length extends a maximum of 107 meters (350 feet). The ore mined is composed of sphalerite with waste material consisting primarily of talc. The mineralization at this location is from the Paleocene epoch 66.00 to 56.00 million years ago. The Northern Rocky Mountains physiographic province of the Rocky Mountain System characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.

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Gold, Lead, and Silver Primary Commodity
Site Record Type^?
Mine Development Status^?
Small Production Size^?
Metallic Site Commodity Type^?
Small Mine Size^?

Mine Names

Name^? Status^?
Red Bell Mine Current

Commodities

Additional textual information about a site or mine.

Commodity Type Importance
Gold Metallic Primary
Lead Metallic Primary
Silver Metallic Primary
Zinc Metallic Primary

Deposit

ORE OCCURS IN CRUSHED ZONE 150-FEET FROM MOUTH OF TUNNEL.

Location Info

Madison , Montana County / State

Continent Country State County
North America The United States Montana Madison

Notes

SW 1/4, NW 1/4, SECTION 24

Meridian / Township / Range Description

Meridian^? Township^? Section^? Aliquot^?
Montana Principle Meridian T.3S R.5W Sec. 24 -

Land Status

Land status information.

Land Status^? Admin Area^?
Private -

Mining Districts

Formal or informal mining district names.

District
Tidal Wave Mining District

Workings

Workings at the site.

Underground Workings #1

Type: Underground
Sub Surface Length: 106.68 Meters

Workings

350 FEET TUNNEL

Materials

Minerals or other materials present in the mine.

Role^? Material^?
Gangue/Waste Talc
Ore Sphalerite

Rocks

Geological materials at the site.

Class^? 1st Order Name^? 2nd Order Name^? 3rd Order Name^? 4th Order Name^? Most Specific Name^? Begin Time End Time Description^?
Host Rock Pony Gneiss Metamorphic Rock Gneiss - Gneiss Neoarchean Neoarchean -
Mineralization - - - - - Paleocene Paleocene -

Structure

Geologic structural features affecting or characterizing the site or mine.

Scale Description
Regional Tobacco Root Batholith

Physiography

Physiographic area where the resource is found.

Division Province^? Section
Rocky Mountain System Northern Rocky Mountains -

Ore Control

Controls on emplacement of ore such as faults or other structural features.

Text^?
Shear Zone

Nearby Deposits

Other deposits in the same region.

Nearby Places

Sheridan (7.48 miles away)
Twin Bridges (8.00 miles away)
Silver Star (10.47 miles away)
Waterloo (11.12 miles away)
Pony (14.79 miles away)
Alder (16.70 miles away)
Virginia City (21.40 miles away)
Whitehall (21.61 miles away)

Nearby Mining Districts

Tidal Wave Mining District (0 miles away)
Sheridan Mining District (2.07 miles away)
South Boulder Mining District (3.66 miles away)

Nearby Lands

Beaverhead National Forest (0 miles away)
Deerlodge National Forest (0.91 miles away)

Footnotes

* Mine bounds on map indicate the general area that a mine occupies. For an detailed map, refer to the overseeing BLM field office.

** The mine central point is based on an average of the mine's bounding box(es) and does not necessarily fall on the claim itself.

¹ World-class significance is determined by total endowment of the contained commodity. This includes all past production and remaining reserves. Each commodity is considered separately and commodities cannot be combined to arrive at a significant size. The tonnage thresholds are from the mine model grade-tonnage studies. As of June 2008, many entries were classified as significant under less strict rules.

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