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Banner Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029321
MRDS ID M006787
Record type Site
Current site name Banner Mine
Alternate or previous names Grasshopper
Related records 10235605

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.58101, 38.35741 (WGS84)
Elevation 841
Relative position SITUATED IN TOWN OF GLENCO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 013E 19 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC, SE 1/4 SEC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS BASE AND FREE MILLING, SOME ORE TAKEN FROM 200 LEVEL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.58101, 38.35741
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 90
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1870'S , 1887 , MID 1930'S

Comments on the workings information

  • 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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

  • 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

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    LOGAN ( 1936 ), CLARK 1932

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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