The Ophir and Dexter Mine is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Ophir and Dexter Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir and Dexter Mine
Secondary: Rattlesnake Mine
Secondary: Wiswall Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Tybo District; Keystone Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Owner Name: Pinex Mines
Home Office: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years: 1972 -
Owner Name: W. L. Wiswall And Others.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.7-3.7% ZN.
Analytical Data: 0.1-3.5% CU
Analytical Data: UP TO 2.6% PB
Analytical Data: THE 25-76 FT INTERVAL OF ONE DRILLHOLE AVERAGED 1-15OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Development): IT WAS REPORTED IN 1972 THAT 42 DRILLHOLES HAD REVEALED AN OREBODY OF OVER 800000 TONS OF CU, AG ORE WITHIN 350 FT OF THE SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHAFTS UP TO 150 FT DEEP.
Comment (Location): LOCATION UNKNOWN. UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE WITHIN 350 FEET OF SURFACE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORES ARE WITHIN 350 FT OF THE SURFACE ON THE DEXTER PROPERTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL,F.J.,AND ZIONY, J.I.,(IN PRESS), GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY,NEV.; NBMG BULL.
Reference (Deposit): EUREKA MINER,FEB.25,1972.
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 194
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON,H.G.,1933, NBMG BULL. 20.
Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 194
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
