| Deposit ID | 10046048 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233958 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Badger |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.83005, 40.57075 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILES WNW OF KILLE SUAFT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spruce Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031N | 063E | 14 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.83005, 40.57075 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR TO LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| District name | Spruce Mountain |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233958 |
HILL, JAMES M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICT IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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