The California Ophir is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,348 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: 1,348 Feet (411 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.02861, -120.51111
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California Ophir MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California Ophir
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, TWO VEINS WITH GREENSTONE FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALL
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 65 DEG INCLINED SHAFT 600 FT DEEP WITH LEVELS AT 200 , 400 AND 600 FT WITH DRIFTS BOTH N & S FOR 400 FT.
Comment (Geology): GREENSTONE FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALL TWO VEINS
Comment (Commodity): FREE MILLING ORE
Comment (Production): IDLE SINCE 1903 , FREE MILLING ORE. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
References
Reference (Deposit): KERR, M.B., 1900 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS COUNTY OF CALAVERAS CALIF: CALIF. MIN. BUR.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 300
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 142 AND PL B
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