Banner Mine

The Banner Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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

Name: Banner Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 35.3192, -114.10470

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Banner Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Banner Mine
Secondary: Comstock Silver
Secondary: Arizona Butte
Secondary: Star Spangled Banner


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: George Reed, Inc.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1953

Owner Name: U.S. Smelting Refining And Mining
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1953


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS 340,P68

Reference (Deposit): WILLIS,C.,AZ.M.J.,AUG.,1920,P13

Reference (Deposit): ELSING&HEINEMAN,AZ.B.M.#140,P95

Reference (Deposit): DINGS,M.,USGS 978-E,P147

Reference (Deposit): WEED,W.,MINES HANDBK.,VOL.XIII,P363

Reference (Deposit): ADMR STOCKTON HILLS MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): TENNEY,J.,AZ.B.M. 125,P87-88

Reference (Deposit): A.E.C.PRELIM. RECONN.RPT.#172,485,P90

Reference (Deposit): BORNITE,

Reference (Deposit): USGS 71/2 STOCKTON HILLS MAP

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE

Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ. CARD FILE

Reference (Deposit): EVAL.OF MIN.RES.OF THE HUALAPAI INDIANS,VOL.I,1964,P319-322


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