The Banner is a gold mine located in Butte county, California.
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Mine Info
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Banner MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banner
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Banner Cons. Mines
Home Office: San Francisco, Ca.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): $600,000 UP TO 1891 - 26TH REPT. P. 370. $81,000 1908-1930. WORKED IN 1929
Comment (Deposit): PR P. 73 PL. 15 (MINE IN E 1/2 SEC. 32 PERKINS & GOOD HALL DRIFT AND YUBA DRIFT IN SE 1/4 SEC. 29. NO EVIDENCE OF AU IN SEC. 27
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES VOL. B. 144 (1948) P. 217
Reference (Deposit): REPT. 15, P. 211-12; REPT. 26, P. 369-70
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