Silver Bell Mine
About three-quarters of a mile south of Pinto Basin Road is the Silver Bell Mine, which operated between 1934 and 1962.
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Silver Bell Mine Details
About three-quarters of a mile south of Pinto Basin Road is the Silver Bell Mine is the Silver Bell Mine, which operated between 1934 and 1962. Two ore bins, a dirt-covered shelter and an abandoned mine road remain. The ore bins fed rock to a stamp battery, which crushed it into a sandy, watery pulp from whence precious metals were extracted. Although it's called the Silver Bell Mine, it produced no silver, only gold, lead and copper. It's an easy hike off the road to get to the mine, but please be cautious while exploring as old structures and mine shafts are unstable. Visitors are not permitted to take rocks or artifacts. The trailhead is about 2 miles west of Cholla Cactus Garden on Pinto Basin Road.
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