Ben Hur Mine

The Ben Hur Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,079 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

Name: Ben Hur Mine  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.3375, -103.82639

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Ben Hur Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ben Hur Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Bald Mountain District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bald Mountain Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1898
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault, Sill And Dike


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Thoroughly Oxidized


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Deposit): BETWEEN BASAL QUARTZITE AND OVERLYING PORPHYRY SILL

Comment (Workings): THE MAIN DRIFT BEGAN IN SCHIST, ENCOUNTERED A PORPHYRY DIKE, CROSSED A FAULT, AND ENCOUNTERED ORE.


References

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688


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