Ophir-Rush Valley

The Ophir-Rush Valley is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 10,499 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-Rush Valley  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 10,499 Feet (3,200 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.3933, -112.28420

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Ophir-Rush Valley MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ophir-Rush Valley


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): AND MINING JOUR VOL 85 P 611

Reference (Deposit): 12 P 17

Reference (Deposit): GANSL G C AND KEEP CA 1910 OPHIR DISTRICT MINING WORLD VOL

Reference (Deposit): ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH USGS PROF PAPER 111 672P

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER B S LOUGHLIN G F AND HELKES V C AND OTHERS 1920 THE

Reference (Deposit): AND FAIRFIELD QUADS UTAH USGS PROF PAPER 173 171P

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY JAMES 1932 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON

Reference (Deposit): NG DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES USGS PROF PAPER 610 283P

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN A H AND BERGENDAHL M H 1968 PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCI

Reference (Deposit): BRISBANE R B 1908 MINING AND MILLING AT STOCKTON UTAH ENG


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