The Benson Placer is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,079 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
Elevation: 1,079 Feet (329 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.64028, -123.48556
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Benson Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Benson Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Greenback, Galice Area
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: C. E. And Viola Gray
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD MEDIUM SIZED, UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT
Comment (Location): ABOVE GRAVE CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PLACER MINE SYMBOL SHOWN ON TOPO MAP
Comment (Production): ONE MILLION YARDS MINED PRIOR TO 1940.
Comment (Workings): 162 ACRES OF PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): METAVOLCANIC BEDROCK
Comment (Deposit): RECORD M061347 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED.
References
Reference (Production): RAMP (1979)
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 100, TABLE 1.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1952, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--JOSEPHINE COUNTY (2D ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 1, P. 25-26.
Oregon Gold
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