The Ophir-Rush Valley District is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah.
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Ophir-Rush Valley District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir-Rush Valley District
Secondary: Stockton
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: OPHIR-RUSH VALLEY DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: BEDDED REPLACEMENT, SHOOTS OR PIPES
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1870
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: NW FOLDING, NS BASIN-RANGE FAULTING EW FAULTING
Type: L
Description: OPHIR ANTICLINE (NW), NW AND NE TRENDING FAULTS; DOME AT OPHIR., ORE CONC. IN N-S FISSURES
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H. AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, JAMES, 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, 171P.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, GF AND HEIKES, V. C. AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.
Reference (Deposit): GANSL, G. C., AND KEEP, CA, 1910, OPHIR DISTRICT, MINING WORLD, VOL 12, P. 17.
Reference (Deposit): BRISBANE, R.B., 1908, MINING AND MILLING AT STOCKTON, UTAH: ENG AND MINING JOUR, VOL 85, P. 611.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, G. B., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE HONORINE MINE, STOCKTON, UTAH, ENG. AND MIN JOUR VOL 85 P. 869
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