The Banner Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 35.31917, -114.10472
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Banner Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banner Mine
Secondary: Star Spangled Banner
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Cerbat Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1962 -
Owner Name: Reed And Reed
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Year Last Production: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally
Type: L
Description: Schistosity Trends N 30 E, Nw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Development): 6 ADJACENT CLAIMS: STAR STANGLE BANNER, INFALLIBLE, WINCHESTER; FORMERLY PART OF A GROUP OF MINES KNOWN AS THE STOCKTON HILL MINES OPERATED BY ARIZONA BUTTE MINES CO; OTHER PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE ARIZONA-MEXICAN MINING AND SMELTING CO (1909), COMSTOCK SILVER, FRANK HODGE, H.M. CROWTHER, NEEDLES MINING AND SMELTING CO, REED BROTHERS, U.S. SMELTING
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY 60 - 80 FT. DIAMETER
Comment (Workings): 1600 FT ADIT AND DRIFT CONNECTED TO 250 FT WINZE; WORKINGS ARE BANNER SHAFT, INFALLIBLE TUNNEL; ADIT CROSSCUT PUT IN BY REED BROTHERS CONNECTS BANNER MINE TO FOUNTAINHEAD MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, P.C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 340, 1907, P. 69
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E, P. 147
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.C., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E
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