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Ben Hur Mine, Republic Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ben Hur Mine | Mine |
| Republic Mining District | Mining District |
| Ferry County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 40' 4'' North , 118° 45' 30'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Republic | 1,072 (2017) | 2.7km |
| Curlew | 118 (2011) | 26.8km |
| Sion | 658 (2019) | 43.4km |
| Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 47.0km |
| Nespelem Community | 253 (2011) | 58.5km |
A gold mine SW of the Knob Hill Mine. It worked a 4' quartz vein in porphyritic latite porphyry. The vein is composed of fine-grained banded quartz and 10-30% calcite. Development started in 1898 and includes a 300' shaft, winze, and drifts on 3 levels. It produced $65,000 up to 1910; during 1909-1915, 1918, 1933, 1949, and 1950. Total production is listed as being 90,000 tons of ore at 0.37 oz/ton gold and 2.43 oz/ton silver.
Tectonics: Epithermal Deposits Of The Republic District Are Found In The Eocene Sanpoil Volcanics. (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
Deposit: Host rocks for gold deposits of the republic district are dacite and andesite flows, flow breccias, tuffs, and tuff breccias of the eocene sanpoil volcanics (muessig, 1967, p. 50-51; tschauder, 1989, p. 242). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: ECON.COM: PRODUCED $65,000 UP TO 1910; PRODUCED DURING 1909-1915, 1918, 1933, AND 1950 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 118).
Ore(s): Mineralization Consists Of A 4-Ft-Wide Quartz Vein In Propylitic Latite Porphyry. The Vein Is Composed Of Fine-Grained Banded Quartz And 10%-30% Calcite. The Vein Is Said To Extend The Length Of The Claim (Huntting, 1956, P. 118). (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
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4 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10055863 |
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- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
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- Okanogan DomainDomain
- QuesnelliaVolcanic Arc
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