Idaho · Adams County
Past Producer

Badger Mine

Adams County, Idaho, United States
CopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCHES, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures, Hanging Wall, Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Seven Devils Volcanics-Andesite
Tectonic settingIsland Arc Volcanic Chain
AlterationSilicification, Epidotization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070208
MRDS IDW012957
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.10767, -116.6785
References
Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 28 - 311920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, No. 178.Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, 105 P.