| Deposit ID | 10262081 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060730826 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ben Hur Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.53024, 33.02786 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1109 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Diego(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Julian(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Borrego Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Diego |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 013 S | 004 E | 24 | NWNWSW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.53024, 33.02786 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ben Hur |
| ID | 402456 |
| Home office | 1324 Edgemont St., San Diego, Ca. 92102 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060730826 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0402456 |
MSHA REPORT: APRIL, 1982
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/16/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0402456 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Ben Hur Mine |
| Current operator | Ben Hur |
| Current controller (parent) | Hartmann Henry A |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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