Unknown near Ophir, CO

Zinc site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownZincUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · ZINCLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for zinc. 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
Coordinates37.87671, -107.73004

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10142898
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown Group near Ophir, CO0.2 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.2 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.4 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.5 miZincUnknown
Lower Porphyry Gulch0.6 miLeadPast Producer
Hidden Treasure and Gold0.6 miMolybdenumPast Producer
Hidden Treasure and Gold Finch0.7 miMolybdenumOccurrence
Gold Finch Group0.7 miMolybdenumPast Producer
Magnet0.7 miSilverPast Producer
Unknown Group near Silverton, CO0.7 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.8 miGoldUnknown
Silver Crown0.8 miLeadPast Producer

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