Bannie Mine

The Bannie Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,250 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

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Site Name

Primary: Bannie Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Prescott District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Lucky Chance Mining Co.
Years: 1974 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1929
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

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Metamorphic Rocks Trends Slightly E Of North To N30e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation Or Cross-Cut It At Slight Angles

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): MINE CLAIMS AND WORKINGS EXTEND ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF CREEK BED

Comment (Development): ORIGINALLY CONSISTED OF 16 CLAIMS: JORUDON

Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT ON JUNIPER CLAIM WITH DRIFTING AT 100 FT, 165 FT, AND 325 FT LEVELS; LONGEST TUNNEL (525 FT) IS ON NORT THERN BELLE CLAIM ACROSS THE CREEK; NUMEROUS SMALLER SHAFTS AND TUNNELS IN AREA

Comment (Deposit): RECORD # D003234 BY J. WILLIAM HASSLER HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS ONE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC CRYSTALLINE ROCKS

References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILLES

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