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Ben Juan Nos. 1-3

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10287068
MAS/MILS ID 0060711434
Record type Site
Current site name Ben Juan Nos. 1-3
Alternate or previous names Ben Juan 1, 2, 3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -115.18272, 34.54443 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Old Woman Statue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amboy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 005 N 017 E California

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: 18 MI. FROM CHUBBUCK IN OLD WOMAN MTNS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vail Mining And Milling Co. 510 California Ave. Needles,Ca
    ID 404555
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/18/1982
MSHA mine ID0404555
Mine name (MSHA)Ben Juan I-Ii-Iii
Current operatorVail Mining & Milling Company
Current controller (parent)Harkness Verne W
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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