The Ben Nevis is a silver mine located in Dona Ana county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,853 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,853 Feet (1,784 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 32.4342, -106.55970
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Ben Nevis MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben Nevis
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Shriner Estate
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1935
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM K C 1935 NMBM BULL 11 P198
Reference (Deposit): A PEGMATITE DEPOSIT WITH SULFIDES
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