The Banjo Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,750 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: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.5531, -150.89220
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Banjo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banjo Mine
Secondary: Banjo Lode
Secondary: Friday Creek Divide
Secondary: Hardrock Lode
Secondary: Eureka Group
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: Combination Extension
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Pas Lode
Secondary: Damon and Pythias
Secondary: Lucky Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: 1941
Time Period: 1939-1941
Description: Total Reported Production 1939-1941 6260 Ounces Au, 7114 Ounces Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1939
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
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002233 USGS CRIB D002717 Workings consist of 518.2 m of inaccessible underground workings on three levels. Milling consisted of concentrating tables & flotation cells
References
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-5
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): MF366
Reference (Deposit): MR193-3 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 24-25
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 370-371
Reference (Deposit): B836e pp. 330-331
Reference (Deposit): MR66-1 pp. 4-5
Reference (Deposit): B687 pp. 101-102
Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 319-320
Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 318-319
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BMOF129-84 p. 135
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-092
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-051
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-031
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-030
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-008
Reference (Deposit): BMOF214-84 pp. 12,40,52
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 133-135 (Locality 50)
Reference (Deposit): BMOF24-78 184 pp.
Reference (Deposit): AOF98 p. 157
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