| Deposit ID | 10046047 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233957 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Banner Hill Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.81977, 40.57436 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
| Relative position | WRN SLOPE OF BANNER HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spruce Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031N | 063E | 11 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -114.81977, 40.57436 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E |
| Dip | 80W |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| District name | Spruce Mountain |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233957 |
HILL, JAMES M., NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULLETIN 648, 1916
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
SCHRADER, F.M., (1931), SPRUCE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, ELKO COUNTY, V. OF N. BULL. VOL XXV, NO. 7
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BANNER HILL GROUP OF 23 CLAIMS LIE ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF BANNER HILL, NORTH OF THE NEVER SWEAT PROPERTY AND IS DEVELOPED BY SHALLOW SURFACE WORKINGS ON THE NORTH AND WEST SLOPE OF THE HILL. THERE IS A CROSSCUT ADIT AT HEAD OF HATHAM CANYON THAT RUNS S. 55 E THE BANNER HILL LEDGE IS NEAR THE SUMMIT IN A SHEAR ZONE THAT STRIKES N 20 E, AND DIPS 80 W IN LIME SILICATES. A COPPER CARBONATE LENS 5 FT-15 FT WIDE IS DEVELOPED BY A 800 FT ADIT AND A WINZE. WORK CEASED IN 1925 WITH THE DEATH OF THE OWNERS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE REPLACEMENT NEAR IGNEOUS CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE; BEARS COPPER CARBONATES & SULPHIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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