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Gold Banner

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034042
MRDS ID M020728
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Banner
Related records 10140694

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.8317, 34.70584 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 15 MILES SOUTH OF DAGGETT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ord Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(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 San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 007N 001E 12,13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WRIGHT, L. A. REPORTS BARITE INSTEAD OF BORNITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result 3 - 7 % CU, $3 - $4 AU PER TON.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.8317, 34.70584
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 5 E
    Dip 50 - 70 E
    Thickness 6.1M
    Length 792.48M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TUCKER, W. B., 1943 REPORTS A SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS IN ANDESITE. WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 REPORTS VEIN IN GNEISSIC GRANITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ord Mtn.

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF PICKED ORE SHIPPED AND MILLED IN 1917 1 CARLOAD SHIPPED IN 1941 .

Comments on the workings information

  • WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 REPORTS; 200 FT. TUNNEL AND 40 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WHICH INTERSECTS TUNNEL 80 FT. FROM PORTAL. TUCKER, W. B., 1943 REPORTS; TWO TUNNELS 600 FT. IN LENGTH AND 3 SHAFTS EACH 60 FT. IN DEPTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV OF MINES, P. 434 - 435

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 10 (AP.)

  • Production

    WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 10 (AP.) (SEE REF.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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