Banner and Central

The Banner and Central is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Banner and Central
Secondary: Lava Cap

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: California
County: Nevada

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1943
Time Period: 1934 - 1943
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^50000 Tons Con. W/ 236000 Lbs Cu And 258,000 Lbs Pb

Deposit

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSES, STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Two Main Ore Zones; 1 Under Lava Capping Of Banner 100 Ft. Depth Other Part Of Central Mine.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, DRILL HOLES, RAISES, STOPES. BOTH CENTRAL AND BANNER 51 DEGREES INCLINED SHAFTS. FOR ADDITIONAL DATA ON WORKINGS, SEE CHANDLER, P. 413 - 419 .

Comment (Production): ASSAYS $20 - $30 AU/TON

Comment (Deposit): REVERSE FAULT FISSURES W/QUARTZ FITTING - VEINS INTERSECT AT POINT 2500 N. OF CENTRAL SHAFT. BANNER VEIN AVG. 7 FT. THICK. CENTRAL VEIN AVG. 3 FT. THICK. VEINS SPLIT W/ BARREN ZONES OF COUNTRY ROCK. THESE STRINGERS RARELY ECONOMICAL.

Comment (Geology): AGRILLITE, BELONGING TO CALAVERAS FM., BECOMES SILICEOUS TOWARD GRANODIORITE CONTACT ON NORTH SOUTHERN PART OF MINE CUT BY 'LATITE' DIKES, WHICH ARE CUT BY ORE FRACTURES. IN THE BANNER DIORITE AND ANDESITE DIKES PRESENT, ALSO OLDER THAN VEIN STRUCTURE. BOTH TYPES OF DIKES HAVE NO OBSERVABLE BEARING ON ORE SHOOTS. VEINS HIGHLY FRACTURED FROM FAULTING.

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED BANNER AND CENTRAL PART OF LAVA CAP. GOLD MUG. CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): CHANDLER, J. W., 1941 , MINING METHODS AND COSTS OF THE LAVA CAP GOLD MINING CORPORATION, NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , P. 409 - 412 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1934 , REVIEW OF GOLD MINING IN EAST - CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31 , NO. 1 , P. 16 - 17 .

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 278 .

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS 3 AND 4 , P. 580 .

Reference (Production): ERIC ( 1948 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 )

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