The Gold Banner is a copper and gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.70583, -116.83083
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Gold Banner MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Banner
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Ord Mtn.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 - 7 % CU, $3 - $4 AU PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Production): SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF PICKED ORE SHIPPED AND MILLED IN 1917 1 CARLOAD SHIPPED IN 1941 .
Comment (Workings): WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 REPORTS; 200 FT. TUNNEL AND 40 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WHICH INTERSECTS TUNNEL 80 FT. FROM PORTAL. TUCKER, W. B., 1943 REPORTS; TWO TUNNELS 600 FT. IN LENGTH AND 3 SHAFTS EACH 60 FT. IN DEPTH.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TUCKER, W. B., 1943 REPORTS A SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS IN ANDESITE. WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 REPORTS VEIN IN GNEISSIC GRANITE.
Comment (Commodity): WRIGHT, L. A. REPORTS BARITE INSTEAD OF BORNITE
References
Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 10 (AP.) (SEE REF.)
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV OF MINES, P. 434 - 435
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 10 (AP.)
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