Nellie B

The Nellie B is a mercury mine located in Harney county, Oregon.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nellie B
Secondary: Crimson Rose
Secondary: White Pick
Secondary: Blue Boy
Secondary: Glob

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens - Pueblo

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Fred Ladd And Nellie B. Ladd
Years: 1963 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1935
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1930'S

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION RANGE 32 3/4E

References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.

Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26 P. 329.

Reference (Deposit): FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 955-B, P. 19-77

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