The Badger is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,040 feet.
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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: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.98806, -114.07694
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Badger MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Badger
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Pilot Peak
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: N, And E Striking Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE BADGER PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SE SLOPE OF THE PILOT RANGE, IN E-DIPPING LIMESTONES OF CAMBRIAN THROUGH PENNSYLVANIAN AGE. A LITTLE GOLD-SILVER ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THIS PROPERTY DURING 1936 AND 1938. A SHAFT AND OTHER WORKINGS DEVELOP THE PROPERTY IN THE MINER'S CANYON AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): N OF THE CRAZY DUTCHMAN
Comment (Production): A LITTLE GOLD-SILVER ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1936 AND IN 1938.
Comment (Development): A LITTLE GOLD-SILVER ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1936 AND IN 1938
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND OTHER WORKINGS
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976) P. 133-134
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, U.S.G.S. 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.
