The Banner Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4803, -116.03390
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Banner Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banner Prospect
Secondary: Gold Cross
Secondary: Esmeralda
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Florence District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Cross Mining Co. ( 1936 )
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Several Minor Faults Cross Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $11/TON VEIN UP TO $50/TON AND TO CONTAIN 2 1/2 OZ AU AND 6 TO 7 OZ AG.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): E. Side Of Black Sand Creek; 1/4 Mi Se Of Hi Yu Mine.
Comment (Production): A Small Amount Of Ore Produced In 1898 Ran $11/Ton Au (Average).
Comment (Development): 4 Patented Claims
Comment (Workings): Mill
References
Reference (Deposit): Reed, John C., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Florence Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1900 , The Gold And Silver Veins Of Silver City, Delamar, And Other Mining Districts Of Idaho, In USGS 20th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3 , P. 236.
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1939 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46 , P. 37.
Idaho Gold
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