The Badger Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.27722, -118.48222
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Badger Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Badger Mine
Secondary: Woodchuck? Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1862
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Strong Folding With Local Overturning; Tert And Quat Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION $75,000
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS OCCUT IN BRECCIA THAT STRIKES N70W, DIPS STEEPLY NORTH IN QUARTZITE. SILVER:LEAD RATIO 1:1.
Comment (Workings): 300-FT ADIT
Comment (Deposit): THIS AREA WAS PART OF THE FIRST ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT, WHEN SILVER AND LEAD BEGAN TO BE PRODUCED IN THE 1860'S. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1860'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 19618 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594.
Reference (Production): ROSS, D.C., 19618 TABLE 6.7.
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.
