Ben Hur Mine

Past Producer in Graham county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039436
MRDS ID M050078
Record type Site
Current site name Ben Hur Mine
Related records 10160834

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.34901, 32.94927 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Relative position 1 MI NW OF IMPERIAL MTN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Graham(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cobre Grande Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Graham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 005S 019E 36 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Cerussite Ore
Galena Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Escabrosa Limestone
    Rock description Escabrosa Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.34901, 32.94927

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED AREA AT INTERSECTION OF TWO FAULTS IN LIMESTONE WHICH IS INTRUDED BY DIKE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Aravaipa District

Production statistics

  • Year 1951
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.5 % Pb, 2.4 % Zn, 1.3 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.07 Oz. Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt
    Ore Silver Silver 37g/mt
    Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 13wt-pct
  • Year 1952
    Period 1950 - 1952
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Lead Lead 30wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER BEN HUR AND LEAD KING IN USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 215M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE CAVED SHAFT 115 FT.

Comments on development

  • LAST OPERATORS OF BOTH MINES INCLUDE BEN HUR MINING CO., C. WILLIAMSON AND GULLEDGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 461

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 763

  • Deposit

    USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.

  • Deposit

    1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS 1964.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY ABGMT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1972 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1982 Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Arizona resources

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