Ben-Bret 1-15

The Ben-Bret 1-15 is a gold, uranium, and mercury mine located in Malheur county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,941 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Ben-Bret 1-15

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation: 4,941 Feet (1,506 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Uranium, Mercury

Lat, Long: 42.00611, -117.82889

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Ben-Bret 1-15 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ben-Bret 1-15


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Opalite-Bretz


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Le Bret, James 9-1-702-272-3236


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Glass Shards Altered To Clay


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): SMALL PIT, 15' SHAFT WITH OLD WINDLASS, TWO DRILL HOLES IN 1978 BY CHEVRON FOR U. POST 1981 WORKINGS RECLAIMED AND DRILL HOLES FILLED.

Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED HOT SPRING WITH QTZ SINTER, OPALIZED BRECCIATED TUFF, JASPER, LIMONITE, PYRITE. CLAIMANT SAYS GRAB SAMPLE RAN 0.02 OZ/T AU.

Comment (Geology): TERTIARY/MIOCENE RHYOLITE AND DACITE FLOWS, WELDED TUFF

Comment (Deposit): RECLAIMED AND ALLOWED TO LAPSE. BEN-BRET 5 HAS STAINLESS STEEL PLACARD NOTING LOST RADIOACTIVE SONDE IN DRILL HOLE, 12 DEC 1979.


References

Reference (Other Database): BLM ORMC OR 46508

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 931-N, 1941, P.319-348, ROBERT G. YATES, OPALITE DISTRICT


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