The Bannie Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,250 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.49472, -112.34500
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Bannie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bannie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Prescott District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Lucky Chance Mining Co.
Years: 1974 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1929
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: Foliation In Proterozoic Metamorphic Rocks Trends Slightly E Of North To N30e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation Or Cross-Cut It At Slight Angles
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE CLAIMS AND WORKINGS EXTEND ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF CREEK BED
Comment (Development): ORIGINALLY CONSISTED OF 16 CLAIMS: JORUDON
Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT ON JUNIPER CLAIM WITH DRIFTING AT 100 FT, 165 FT, AND 325 FT LEVELS; LONGEST TUNNEL (525 FT) IS ON NORT THERN BELLE CLAIM ACROSS THE CREEK; NUMEROUS SMALLER SHAFTS AND TUNNELS IN AREA
Comment (Deposit): RECORD # D003234 BY J. WILLIAM HASSLER HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS ONE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC CRYSTALLINE ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILLES
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