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Badger Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USAi
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Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District)Mining District
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View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1905.

Badger Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 1' 50'' North , 112° 31' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Walkerville700 (2017)1.0km
Butte34,190 (2011)3.1km
Butte-Silver Bow (Balance)33,525 (2013)17.6km
Warm Springs3,000 (2013)26.2km
Basin212 (2011)33.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
27747
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27747:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Badger State Mine


A large Lead-zinc-copper mine in Butte. The mine later was used to haul large amounts of ore from the neighboring mines. During the early 1940s, the Badger was one of the largest producing shafts in Butte.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O HübneriteMnWO4
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W HübneriteMnWO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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