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Ben Hur

Occurrence in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodity 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036411
MRDS ID M025202
Record type Site
Current site name Ben Hur
Alternate or previous names Tiller - Drew
Related records 10128472

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.14949, 43.00954 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dodson Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roseburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029S 004W 35 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.14949, 43.00954
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 75 FOOT SHAFT NOW FILLED WITH WATER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 33

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK; 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P. 118

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, MINERALIZATION MAY BE SIMILAR TO THAT ON THE CHIEFTAIN AND CONTINENTAL MINES TO THE NORTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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