The Ophir Mine is a gold, silver, copper, antimony, and arsenic mine located in Grant county, Oregon.
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:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic
Lat, Long: 44.7075, -118.78361
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Ophir Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Arsenic
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Susanville
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 340 FEET OF TUNNEL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: STRINGERS ARE PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY. SOME APLITE OCCURS.
Comment (Location): THE MINE LIES SOUTH OF THE BADGER SHAFT ON THE SLOPE TOWARD THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE JOHN DAY RIVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14 - B, P. 145
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