Banner Mine

The Banner Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,759 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

Name: Banner Mine  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 2,759 Feet (841 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.3575, -120.58000

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Banner Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Banner Mine
Secondary: Grasshopper


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT STARTS AT 70 DEG ANGLE BUT IS ALMOST FLAT ON BOTTOM, WITH LEVELS AT 80 , 140 , AND 200 FT. WORKINGS INCLUDE 112 FT DRIFT N. AND SHORT DRIFT S. ON 80 - LEVEL, 157 FT N DRIFT ON 140 - LEVEL AND 200 FT N DRIFT ON 200 - LEVEL

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANOTHER VEIN STRIKES EAST; INTERSECTS VEIN 200 FT N. OF SHAFT. FOOTWALL MICA SCHIST, HANGING WALL GRANODIORITE. VEIN ON 200 FT LEVEL IS 8 - 12 INCHES

Comment (Commodity): ORE IS BASE AND FREE MILLING, SOME ORE TAKEN FROM 200 LEVEL

Comment (Location): UTM ACC, SE 1/4 SEC

Comment (Deposit): FOOTWALL IS MICA SCHIST, HANGING WALL GRANODIORITE. VEIN ON 200 FT LEVEL IS 8 - 12 INCHES. ANOTHER VEIN STRIKES E; INTERSECTS VEIN 200 FT N OF SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., LYDON, P. A, 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 38 - 39 , 136 AND PL B

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P 240 - 1 , 297

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1915 ; CALAVERAS COUNTY: 14TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF MIN BUR; P 69

Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 ), CLARK 1932


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