The Banner is a antimony and gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony, Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0717, -147.36670
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Banner MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banner
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks District
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: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Keystone Mines, Inc.
Company ID: 5001425
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Owner Name: Placid Oil Co.
Company ID: 5001425
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1908
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
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B649 pp. 36-37
Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 75, 101-102
Reference (Deposit): PE49-4
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): OF42 pp. 12, 14, 33
Reference (Deposit): GC13 p. 15
Reference (Deposit): OF324 pp. 7-8
Reference (Deposit): OF383 p. 27
Reference (Deposit): P625D pp. 8-9
Reference (Deposit): BMOF3-70
Reference (Deposit): P700D p. 125
Reference (Deposit): KEYSTONE 1
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): KEYSTONE 2
Reference (Deposit): B592q pp. 325, 331, 333-335
Reference (Deposit): B622l pp. 237-238
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B525b pp. 170-171
Reference (Deposit): B542i pp. 153, 155, 157
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