The Ophir is a lead and zinc mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,211 feet.
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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: 2,211 Feet (674 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 35.83472, -117.28167
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Ophir MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir
Secondary: Uncle Sam
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1949
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^8 % Pb, 10 Oz Ag And .04 Oz Au.
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Workings): 540 VERTICAL SHAFT, MORE THAN 2500 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.
Comment (Production): OVER $500,000 MOSTLY IN LEAD; 1943 ; 50 TONS PER WEEK AVERAGING 20 % PB, 4 % ZN AND 4 OZ OF AG PER TON. 1950 AND 1952 , SEVERAL CARS OF DUMP MATERIAL WAS SHIPPED TO TOOELE, SMELTER RECOVERY WAS 18.5 % PB, 8.85 % ZN, 3.5 OZ AG PER TON, SOME GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 497
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. J., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 77 .
Reference (Production): NORMAN, L.A. AND STEWART, R.J., 1951 , P. 77 (SEE REF.)
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