The Banner Hill Group is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.57444, -114.81889
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Banner Hill Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banner Hill Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silication
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE BANNER HILL GROUP OF 23 CLAIMS LIE ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF BANNER HILL, NORTH OF THE NEVER SWEAT PROPERTY AND IS DEVELOPED BY SHALLOW SURFACE WORKINGS ON THE NORTH AND WEST SLOPE OF THE HILL. THERE IS A CROSSCUT ADIT AT HEAD OF HATHAM CANYON THAT RUNS S. 55 E THE BANNER HILL LEDGE IS NEAR THE SUMMIT IN A SHEAR ZONE THAT STRIKES N 20 E, AND DIPS 80 W IN LIME SILICATES. A COPPER CARBONATE LENS 5 FT-15 FT WIDE IS DEVELOPED BY A 800 FT ADIT AND A WINZE. WORK CEASED IN 1925 WITH THE DEATH OF THE OWNERS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): N. OF NEVER SWEAT PROPERTY
Comment (Development): 23 CLAIMS. WORK CEASED IN 1925 WITH THE DEATH OF THE OWNERS
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE REPLACEMENT NEAR IGNEOUS CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE; BEARS COPPER CARBONATES & SULPHIDES.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SURFACE WORKINGS AND A CROSSCUT ADIT; 800-FT ADIT AND WINZE
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M., NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULLETIN 648, 1916
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.M., (1931), SPRUCE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, ELKO COUNTY, V. OF N. BULL. VOL XXV, NO. 7
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
