Hercules-Badger Mine (Hercules Mine; Badger Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains (Cerbat Range), Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 25' 12'' North , 114° 10' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Chloride | 271 (2011) | 2.4km |
So-Hi | 477 (2017) | 18.8km |
Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 21.1km |
New Kingman-Butler | 12,134 (2011) | 21.5km |
Golden Valley | 8,370 (2011) | 22.3km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 28km |
Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
37369
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:37369:9
GUID (UUID V4):
1f0eb9e2-a109-4221-8739-a10f1152eb7f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Badger-Hercules Mine; Hercules claim; Badger claim; Woodchuck claim; Water Witch claim; Majestic claim
A former underground Ag-Pb-Au-Cu-Zn-Mo (trace) occurrence/mine, located in the SE¼NW¼SE¼ sec. 35, T24N, R18W, G&SRM, about 2 miles NE of Chloride, and about 2.7 miles NW of Cherum Peak, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. Operated 1901 to 1970. Previous owners and operators include Comstock and Ferguson (1903); F.H. Kraft (1903), California-Nevada Exploration Co., Hercules Arizona Mining, C.V. Davis, O.N. Crafts, F.H. Crafts, J. McDonald & the Intermountain Exploration Company. Operated by Intermountain Exploration Company, R. Wyman (1974). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist and gneiss and is associated with a Lower Cretaceous porphyry intrusion. The ore body is comprised of lenticular shoots at a width of 9.14 meters. The oxidized zone carries much gold. The oxidized zone carries much gold. The Hercules vein trends N54W and dips 70SW and is intersected by a vein trending N80W and dipping 80N. The workings on the Hercules claim are near the intersection. The Badger vein trends N40W and dips 80NE. The "Big vein" trends parallel to the Badger but dips 80SW. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic granitic rocks. Associated rocks include the Neoproterozoic Ithaca Peak Granite. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic granitic rocks.
Regional geologic features include Precambrian schistosity that strikes N30ºE. Veins, fissures and dikes strike NW to NNW regionally.
Workings include underground openings with a length of 487.68 meters and an overall depth of 60.96 meters. Workings on the Badger claim include a 1,025 foot tunnel and a 171 foot deep shaft. Workings on the Hercules claim include a 60 foot tunnel, a 250 foot deep shaft and 4 shallow shafts.
Resources/reserves: Ore widths exposed in 1947 were too narrow to be mineable.
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7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
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ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027856 |
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