Arizona · Pinal County
Past Producer
Jesse Benton Mine
Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Silver
Copper
Gold
Lead
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Silver
Secondary
Copper, Gold
Tertiary
Lead, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Contact Between Andesite And Granite, Or A Dike And Granite
Materials
Ore minerals
Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Chlorite, Dolomite
Geology
Host rock
Diabase,Granite
Associated rock
Dacite
Alteration
Qtz-Dol-Chlorite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1885
Last production
1970
Discovery year
1885
Identification
Deposit ID
10046299
MRDS ID
M241200
Alternate names
Arizona Western Mining, Apache, Jesse Bentan, Easter Vein
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
32.59871, -111.05708
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR JESSE BENTON MINE FILEBANKS, N. G., FIELD EXAM, 1976USGS MAP MF-864,1977CIMRI