The Ophir Mine is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.7014, -115.27030
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Ophir Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Rocky Bar District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Martin
Owner Name: Remco
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Near The Head Of Ophir Gulch
Comment (Workings): 2 Adits And A Vertical Shaft, Length Of Workings, At Least 595 Ft. Two Winzes.
Comment (Production): $2,250,000 Total Production, $80,000 Of Which Was Prior To 1881.
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1943, Geology Of The Gold - Bearing Lodes Of Rocky Bar Dist., Elmore Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65, P. 31
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, July 1974-June 1975, First Annual Rept. Addendum, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): Mining Industry Of Idaho, 1973-1974, 71st Annual Report, 98 P.
Reference (Deposit): Wagner, W.R.T., 1939, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar District, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, 32 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1943 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65
Reference (Deposit): 1974 Compile Mining Industry Of Idaho, 71st Annual Report
Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, First Annual Report Addendum
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1943, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65, P. 31
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