Badger

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

Name: Badger  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.