Badger Mine

The Badger Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,074 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 Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,074 Feet (937 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.9925, -111.82028

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Badger Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Badger Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, SUGARY


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized And Silicified Wall Rock.


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): A RELATIVELY FEW TONS OF ORE WERE PRODUCED IN 1938 AND RAN 8 OZ/TON AU AND 5 OZ/TON AG.

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR SUGARY QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN WITH SPOTTY OXIDIZED PYRITE, SHOWING ENRICHED GOLD AND SILVER VALUES IN IRON OXIDES NEAR THE SURFACE.

Comment (Workings): RELATIVELY SHALLOW INCLINED SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 110

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 110


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