Ben Harrison

The Ben Harrison is a silver, gold, antimony, copper, and zinc mine located in Grant county, Oregon.

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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 Harrison  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 44.74444, -118.57639

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Ben Harrison MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ben Harrison


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Greenhorn


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Campbell-Oregon Mining Co.
Years: 1936 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RATIO OF SILVER TO GOLD VARIES FROM 50:1 TO 1:1


Materials

Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4, NEAR THE HEAD OF CLEAR CREEK

Comment (Geology): VEIN IS FRAGMENTED, SERICITIZED AND KAOLINIZED GRANODIORITE CEMENTED AND PARTLY REPLACED BY QUARTZ. GOUGE ALONG BOTH WALLS. INCLUSIONS OF CHLORITIC GREENSTONES AND GARNET-BIOTITE SCHIST IN GRANODIORITE. ; GEOL.DESC: FILLING IS SERICITIZED GRANODIORITE BRECCIA AND GOUGE CEMENTED AND PARTIALLY REPLACED BY QUARTZ APLITE DIKES ABUNDANT.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 4000 FT. OF WORKINGS FROM 2 ADITS & SHAFT. OUTPUT ESTIMATED AT $425,000

Comment (Production): RECORDS SCARCE, OUTPUT ESTIMATED AT $425,000


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 68 .

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 107 , 110 .


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