Badger Mine

The Badger Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

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

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.