Ben Hur

The Ben Hur is a lead and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,879 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ben Hur
Secondary: Claude Mcnair
Secondary: Lamar Bellman
Secondary: Landsman
Secondary: Hatter and Dempsey
Secondary: Botts Group

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Aravaipa Leasing Co.
Info Year: 1925

Owner Name: J. L. Bullis And Frank Landsman
Info Year: 1925

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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

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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

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References

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 31,6,25 AND 30

Reference (Deposit): USGS COBRE GRANDE MTN QUAD

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 461 GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD

Reference (Deposit): 1964 P 135

Reference (Deposit): ROSS,CLYDE P.USGS BULL 763 1925 P 91

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BEN HUR GROUP FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BRUSHY GROUP FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR LANDSMAN MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE

Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN.REPORTS 1958 P 357

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING CLAIMS LEAD FILE 80003 JULY 1980

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