Ophir Mine

The Ophir Mine is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,581 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

Name: Ophir Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,581 Feet (2,006 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.3656, -112.26970

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Satelite image of the Ophir Mine

Ophir Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ophir Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir District


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Ownership): 75 ORE IS A MINOR OCCURRENCE 75 U V INDUSTRIES FORMERLY USSR AND M COMPANY


References

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