The badger tunnel runs about 100' long. It is located about one-half mile northwest of Latham (Kille) mine. I have been unable to find out any information about this mine, other than the name Badger Lead Mine and length of tunnel. It doesn't look to be very old.
To learn more about the Spruce Mountain Mining District, click on this link Spruce Mountain. This article from Shawn Hall's web site is the most extensive and best that I have read about this area.
To learn more about the Spruce Mountain Mining District, click on this link Spruce Mountain. This article from Shawn Hall's web site is the most extensive and best that I have read about this area.
Click on the links below to view photos of other Mines/Townsites that I have visited in the Sprucemont Mining District:
Ada H. Mine
Black Forest Mine
Jasper
Latham (Kille) Mine
Monarch Mine
Sprucemont
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