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
Coordinates37.84581, -107.75204

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryLead, Copper, Gold, Silver

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143265
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.0 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.2 miGoldUnknown
Freda0.3 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Silverton, CO0.6 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.7 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.7 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.7 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.8 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.8 miSilverUnknown

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