Jesse Benton Mine

The Jesse Benton Mine is a silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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: Jesse Benton Mine
Secondary: Arizona Western Mining
Secondary: Apache
Secondary: Jesse Bentan
Secondary: Easter Vein

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Owl Head District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Arizona Western Mining Co.

Owner Name: Ewing, William R.
Years: 1973 -

Production

Year: 1970
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.21 Oz/T Au, 52 Oz/T Ag, 0.31% Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1970
Discovery Year: 1885
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Qtz-Dol-Chlorite

Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 82 OZ/T AG, 7% PB, 0.005 OZ/T AU
Analytical Data: 1970 ORE: 0.21 OZ/T AU, 52 OZ/T AG, 0.31% CU. EASTER VEIN: 17-160 OZ/T AG, 0.3% CU

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Chlorite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Geology): ADMR REPORTS ANDESITE, MF-864 SHOWS DACITE DIKES IN GENERAL AREA BUT NOT AT THE MINE SITE. TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS OVERLIE PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE BOTH N AND S OF MINE.

Comment (Deposit): APACHE IS A SYNONYM, HOWEVER THE APACHE CLAIMS ARE 3 TO 4 MILES W IN OWL HEAD BUTTES. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD M051184 OF NORMAN G. BANKS WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Workings): ONE DEEP SHAFT STILL OPEN; SHALLOW SHAFTS; PROSPECT PIT 30-50 FT.

Comment (Location): CENTER OF GROUP OF ADITS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): PRODUCED IN 1880'S, IN 1892 CAPTAIN JEFFORDS GAVE CLAIMS TO COUNT MORAJESKE. OTHER OWNERS INCLUDED OWL HEAD MINING COMPANY AND WM. CLARK. INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION UNTIL 1970.

Comment (Deposit): LIGHT TO MODERATE QUARTZ VEINING WITH TRACES OF CHALCOPYRITE AND LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF GALENA. ORE DUMPS OF DEEPER SHAFTS HAVE MODERATE GALENA AND PYRITE WITH MINOR CHALCOPYRITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ADMR JESSE BENTON MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): BANKS, N. G., FIELD EXAM, 1976

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF-864,1977

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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