The Banner Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 571 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 571 Feet (174 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.55111, -121.51806
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Banner Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banner Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Butte
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS. LITTLE BANNER VEIN, 18 IN. THICK, DIPS NE; CONNECTS WITH BIG BANNER VEIN AT 200 FT. DEPTH. AMOSKY VEIN PARALLEL TO THESE 2. BANNER AVG. 4 FT. THICK.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NW 1/4
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Workings): BANNER VEIN: 400 FT. SHAFT, DRIFTS ON 200 FT. LEVEL TREND N15W. AMOSKY VEIN: 600 FT. INCLINE RUNS N20E AT 35 DEG. STOPED FROM 500 FT. LEVEL TO SURFACE. LATER WORK CONSISTED OF 70 FT. OF DRIFTS, 100 FT. OF CROSSCUTS, 60 FT. RAISE FROM 600 FT. LEVEL, 80 FT. OF CROSSCUTS ON 500 FT. LEVEL AND 75 FT. ON 300 FT. LEVEL. CLAIMED THAT RAISE WAS IN 2-5 FT. OF ORE FROM 600 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS.220 ACRES. INCLUDED OLD BANNER, SOUTH BANNER, AMOSKY AND CLARK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WARING, C.A., 1915, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 15, P. 211-212
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 82
Reference (Production): LOGAN (1930)
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1930, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY; CALIF: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 26, NO. 4, P. 369-370
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