The Oddie Tunnel Bald Mtn., Blue Bell Group is a copper mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Oddie Tunnel Bald Mtn., Blue Bell Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oddie Tunnel Bald Mtn., Blue Bell Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Bald Mtn (Joy Or Ruby Mtn)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Munter, Mayer, And Ziege
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized And Calcitized
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Azurite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MINOR AMOUNT OF DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN LAST 40 FEET OF TUNNEL; AT SURFACE ORE ZONE IS 40 FEET WIDE. NO COPPER FOUND UNDERGROUND
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, JOHN H., 1962 AN INVENTORY OF MOLYBDENUM OCCURENCES IN NEVADA, NEV BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 2
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M. 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, U.S. GEO BULL. 648
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
