The Ben Harrison Mine is a lead, silver, gold, and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.465, -112.32917
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Ben Harrison Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben Harrison Mine
Secondary: New Stockton
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Rush Valley District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Oquirrh Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Between Ophir Anticline And Pole Canyon Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 22% PB, 13 OZ. AG/TON, 1.30 DOLLAR/TON AU, LITTLE COPPER
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Production): PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 500,000 DOLLARS IN ORE FROM 1907-1927
Comment (Development): OWNED IN 1927 BY COMBINED METALS REDUCTION CO.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS LOCALIZED ALONG CONTACTS OF N, N 20E AND N 50 E FISSURES WITH BEN HARRISON AND BLACK BEAR LIMESTONE HORIZONS OF THE OQUIRRH FM.
Comment (Workings): IN 1927: OPENED BY 1000 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS TURNED AT 200, 500, 700, 850 AND 1000 FT, DRIFTS ON ALL LEVELS AND LONG CROSSCUTS ON 500 AND 700
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 368 B.
Reference (Production): GILLULY, J., 1932, P. 157.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 157-159.
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