The Ben-Bret 1-15 is a gold, uranium, and mercury mine located in Malheur county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,941 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
Elevation: 4,941 Feet (1,506 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Uranium, Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.00611, -117.82889
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Ben-Bret 1-15 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben-Bret 1-15
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Opalite-Bretz
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Le Bret, James 9-1-702-272-3236
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Glass Shards Altered To Clay
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SMALL PIT, 15' SHAFT WITH OLD WINDLASS, TWO DRILL HOLES IN 1978 BY CHEVRON FOR U. POST 1981 WORKINGS RECLAIMED AND DRILL HOLES FILLED.
Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED HOT SPRING WITH QTZ SINTER, OPALIZED BRECCIATED TUFF, JASPER, LIMONITE, PYRITE. CLAIMANT SAYS GRAB SAMPLE RAN 0.02 OZ/T AU.
Comment (Geology): TERTIARY/MIOCENE RHYOLITE AND DACITE FLOWS, WELDED TUFF
Comment (Deposit): RECLAIMED AND ALLOWED TO LAPSE. BEN-BRET 5 HAS STAINLESS STEEL PLACARD NOTING LOST RADIOACTIVE SONDE IN DRILL HOLE, 12 DEC 1979.
References
Reference (Other Database): BLM ORMC OR 46508
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 931-N, 1941, P.319-348, ROBERT G. YATES, OPALITE DISTRICT
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