The Banner Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 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: 951 Feet (290 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.3, -146.33330
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Banner Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banner Creek
Secondary: No. 9 Above Disc.
Secondary: Little Nugget No. 1
Secondary: Thomas
Secondary: Ellen
Secondary: Sammie
Secondary: Karen No. 5
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1957
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 475 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 406 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 1693 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 1158 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 167
Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 113, 141
Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 361
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 60
Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 pp. 134-135
Reference (Deposit): MR195-8 p. 75
Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): GC3 pp. 2, 4
Reference (Deposit): MF388
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-040
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-050
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-078
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 245
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-015A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-015B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-016
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