The Ophir Creek Claims is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,961 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: 10,961 Feet (3,341 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.03639, -105.14278
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Ophir Creek Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir Creek Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Ophir Creek District District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deer Peak Volcanics, Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Fault, Breccia Pipe
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification, Sericitization, Pyritization
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DEER PEAK QUADRANGLE AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE HARDSCRABBLE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND HUERFANO COUNTIES, COLORADO: UAFA MP I-870, 1:24,000.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1975, POST-PALEOCENE TERTIARY ROCKS AND QUATERNARY VOLCANIC ASH OF THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 868, 15 P.
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