Unknown near Ophir, CO

Gold site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for gold. 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
Coordinates37.81331, -107.77094

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10119144
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Burbank0.5 miGoldPast Producer
Ensle Tunnel0.5 miGoldOccurrence
Kinney Tunnel1.0 miZincUnknown
Waco1.1 miSilverPast Producer
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.3 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.4 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.4 miGoldOccurrence
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.4 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Copper Gulch1.4 miGoldUnknown
Alto Juan1.4 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Mineral Creek Bog Iron1.5 miIronPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO1.6 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

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