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Banjo Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233542
MRDS ID A011203
MAS/MILS ID 0020660026
Record type Site
Current site name Banjo Mine
Alternate or previous names Banjo Lode, Friday Creek Divide, Hardrock Lode, Eureka Group, Combination, Combination Extension, Silver King, Pas Lode, Damon and Pythias, Lucky Gulch
Related records 10000597

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -150.89509, 63.55267 (WGS84)
Elevation 1143
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 016 S 017 W 05 S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -150.89509, 63.55267
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35E
    Dip 85S
    Width 4M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N35E:85S
    Date of Last Modification 890725

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1939
Year of first production 1939

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period 1939-1941
    Description Total Reported Production 1939-1941 6260 Ounces Au, 7114 Ounces Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 194707.79g
    Trace Silver Silver 221270.16g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A002233 USGS CRIB D002717 Workings consist of 518.2 m of inaccessible underground workings on three levels. Milling consisted of concentrating tables & flotation cells

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-89 Mjn-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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