Unknown near Ophir, CO

Lead site, status unknown · San Juan County, Colorado

UnknownLeadUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · LEADLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for lead. 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
Coordinates37.84251, -107.76534

Commodities

PrimaryLead
TertiarySilver, Zinc

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143435
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.3 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.7 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.7 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.7 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.8 miZincUnknown
Alto Juan0.8 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.9 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.0 miLeadPast Producer
Freda1.0 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.1 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO1.2 miSilverUnknown

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