The Ophir Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 679 feet.
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: 679 Feet (207 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.1167, -156.53470
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Ophir Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir Creek
Secondary: Ophir Cr. 63 Claims
Secondary: Trail Assoc. No. 4
Secondary: Gold Run Assn. 3a-4a
Secondary: Gold Run Assn. 6-7
Secondary: Ophir Upper No. 1-2
Secondary: Ophir Repeat 1-2
Secondary: No. 6 Above Upper Disc.
Secondary: Hansen Bench
Secondary: Soini Bench
Secondary: Norway Bench
Secondary: Finland Bench
Secondary: Ophir Repeat 3-4
Secondary: Seminal
Secondary: Mother Luck 1
Secondary: Lucky 4
Secondary: Lucky One
Secondary: Gold Run Assn. 1-16
Secondary: End Run Assn.
Secondary: R & W 1-20
Secondary: R & W 21-25
Secondary: Trail Assoc. 1-17
Secondary: Ophir No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Wortman
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Roger Roberts
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: R. And W Mining Co.
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1961
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 13,333 Yards Processed. 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 143 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1933
Description: 784 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 9,403 Yards Processed. 874 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 88,900 Yards Processed. 583 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 76 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 596 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 973 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1933
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 939 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 264 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 2925 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 836 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 153 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 137 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 1472 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 299 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 3013 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 131 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 1309 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 91 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 169,000 Yards Processed. 929 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 768 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 255 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 10,518 Yards Processed. 1976 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 90 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 845 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 14,291 Yards Processed. 1058 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 32,644 Yards Processed. 911 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 12,234 Yards Processed. 1687 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 13,682 Yards Processed. 1509 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 63 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 20,740 Yards Processed. 184 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 984 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 40,000 Yards Processed. 1543 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 11,480 Yards Processed. 820 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 9,066 Yards Processed. 433 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 16,666 Yards Processed. 949 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 158 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 9,444 Yards Processed. 599 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1915
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 422 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 38,000 Yards Processed. 1433 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 27,000 Yards Processed. 1119 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 150,000 Yards Processed. 854 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 143,700 Yards Processed. 1677 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 137,000 Yards Processed. 1362 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 928 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002607
References
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): MF367
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 pp. 80-81
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-5
Reference (Deposit): B480m pp. 250-252
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 296-299
Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 35-36, 39
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 70
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 249-250, 265
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 92
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 104-105
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 176-179
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 41-42
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 49
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-021A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-031
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-051B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-061
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-062
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-064
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-065
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-066
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-068A
Reference (Deposit): B379o pp. 239-240, 256, 264-265
Reference (Deposit): B410 pp. 22-23, 64, 73-74
Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 45
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