The Ophir Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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
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Ophir Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Berners Bay
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU VALVES LOW
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS PRINTED ON JUNEAU D-4 QUAD., 1:63360 TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MOST WORK COMPLETED PRIOR TO 1910
Comment (Deposit): TRACE AMOUNTS OF PYRITE IN AURIFEROUS QUARTZ FISSURE VEIN 2 TO 6 FT WIDE; VUGS AND CAVITIES IN VEIN LINED WITH QUARTZ CRYSTALS
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL 100 FT OF WORKINGS IN 3 TUNNELS, 2 OF WHICH WERE ON THE VEIN
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: HORRIBLE, IVANHOE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 33
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 446, P. 39
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 800, P. 317
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J089
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-089
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