Banner Prospect

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105588
MRDS ID W012877
MAS/MILS ID 0160490376
Record type Site
Current site name Banner Prospect
Alternate or previous names Gold Cross, Esmeralda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.03489, 45.48017 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 8 1/4 MI. N.E. OF RIGGINS HOT SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kelly Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 025N 003E 25 NE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • E. Side Of Black Sand Creek; 1/4 Mi Se Of Hi Yu Mine.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGED $11/TON VEIN UP TO $50/TON AND TO CONTAIN 2 1/2 OZ AU AND 6 TO 7 OZ AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.03489, 45.48017

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Minor Faults Cross Vein

Ore body information

  • Strike N 43 DEG E
    Dip 55 DEG SE
    Thickness 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Florence District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gold Cross Mining Co. ( 1936 )

Comments on the production information

  • A Small Amount Of Ore Produced In 1898 Ran $11/Ton Au (Average).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • Mill

Comments on development

  • 4 Patented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • Production

    Reed, J. C., 1939 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46 , P. 37.

  • 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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references