The Badger is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.57083, -114.82917
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Badger MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Badger
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT OF DIORITE DIKE & LIMESTONE. A LENS OF COPPERCARBONATE ORE SAID TO CARRY LEAD AND SILVER IS FOUND NEAR THE FACE OF THE ADIT
Comment (Workings): 700-FT. LONG ADIT
Comment (Deposit): THE BADGER MINE IS DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT 100 FT LONG ALONG THE CONTACT OF A DIORITE DIKE AND LIMESTONE AND LIMEYSHALES. A LENS OF SAPPER CARBONATE ORE, SAID TO CARRY LEAD AND SILVER IS FOUND NEAR THE FACE OF THE ADIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICT IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
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.
