Silver Crater Mine

INFORMATION

The Silver Crater mine is located in the township of Faraday. The mine and adit can easily be spotted/found in spring and fall. There Are Several Small Pits. Some Stripped Rock And One Adit On The Property. The adit "entrance" was flooded up to our knees. The Site Is A Well Known Mineral Collecting Locality. The underground workings are 40% flooded and slightly radio active. An ore cart can be seen in the wood near the Adit.

1927: Uranium & Mica Occurrence
1946: 469 Tons Of Mica Shipped.
1953: A 135 M Of Adit, Crosscuts & Drifting Plus 28.6 M Raise In Betafite Deposit. Pit 14x9x14 M Deep On Mica; Historical Records Cite "formerly A Mica Mine, This Deposit Was Later Worked For The Radioactive Mineral Betafite".

White Nose Syndrome:

White Nose Syndrome (WNS) has killed more than 5.7 million bats in the U.S. since the winter of 2006/2007. First noted near Albany, New York, it has spread at an astonishingly rapid rate. Little is known about its cause or transmission. A fungus is the causative agent for the disease. If WNS continues to spread, it will greatly affect both subterranean and surface ecosystems and may cause species extinctions. There are indications that people might spread WNS when they visit caves. Therefore, we must take every reasonable precaution to minimize the risk of workshop participants spreading WNS at faster than normal rates, and to keep the syndrome from reaching other countries.
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How to prevent spread

POTENTIAL RISKS:
No Restrictions
DO NOT CROSS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
Radioactive Deposits Present
Wildlife - We encountered a Bear
Weak Ceiling at entrance
Water and Mud cover the floor

Note:
No one should attempt to explore an abandoned mine as there are many dangers such as cave-ins, bad air, and hidden shafts. Explore at own risk.