Unknown near Ophir, CO

Silver site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownSilverUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · SILVERLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for silver. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateColorado
CountySan Juan
Coordinates37.75281, -107.79954

Commodities

PrimarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10118756
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.2 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.4 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.7 miGraphiteOccurrence
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.9 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Ophir, CO2.1 miGoldUnknown
Big Three2.2 miGoldPast Producer
Spar Group No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 52.2 miGoldUnknown
Rolling Mountain2.3 miGoldPast Producer
Bandora Group2.4 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown near Ophir, CO2.4 miGoldOccurrence
Lime Creek2.4 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO2.6 miGoldOccurrence

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