Ben Hur Gold Wash Mine

The Ben Hur Gold Wash Mine is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.

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 Hur Gold Wash Mine

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.3506, -117.63110

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Ben Hur Gold Wash Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ben Hur Gold Wash Mine
Secondary: Gold Wash Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: Kern


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS-MRDS; GSC ID #M022566 IS LISTED AS THE "GOLD WASH MINE" WITH LAT/LONG OF N352055/W1173754, ON THE JUNE 94 LIST.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 95, 1925, PLATE 28, NO. 4.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 1, 1962, MAP NO.

Reference (Deposit): 575, P. 316.

Reference (Deposit): USGS-MRDS/GSC ID LIST, JUNE 94.


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