| Deposit ID | 10069892 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007651 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Banner Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tip Top |
| Related records | 10217370 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.75517, 43.00908 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2309 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI W OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
De Lamar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S;005S | 004W;003W | 01;07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVG VALUE OF TIP TOP ORE $16/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | ALTERED RHYOLITE NEAR VEIN CARRIES TRACE TO 0.35 OZ AU/TON |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Owyhee Volcanics-Rhyolite, Basalt, Latite;Cret-Tert | ||||
| Rock description | Owyhee Volcanics-Rhyolite, Basalt, Latite;Cret-Tert | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -116.75517, 43.00908 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 7 DEG E |
| Dip | 75 DEG E |
| Length | 1828.8M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Carson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Banner Min. And Mlg. Co. |
| First year | 1972 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3352.8M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007651 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_162 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, ID.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.
FLETCHER, G. D., 1962 , 63RD ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1962
PANSZE, A. J., JR., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER CITY-DELAMAR-FLINT REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161 , 79 P.
1939 DIREXPL MORRISON - KNUDSEN CO, INC.
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161
ASHER, R. R., 1968 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GIVEN ATTITUDE ON VEIN IN TIP TOP AREA |
| Deposit | CONSOLIDATED WITH THE TIP TOP IN 1934 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Benjamin, David A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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