The Ofer Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,700 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: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.99667, -114.03917
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Ofer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ofer Mine
Secondary: Ophir
Secondary: Ofir Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hamilton Carhartt Jr.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS AND 5 LEVELS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1974 DIREXPL UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C. AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DIST., IRON CO. UTAH, U.G.M.S., UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 2, NO. 1 PP 27-47 SPRING 1975
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