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
Coordinates37.85691, -107.75284

Commodities

PrimarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10216007
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.2 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.3 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.4 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.5 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.5 miGoldUnknown
Freda0.6 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miGoldUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.7 miSilverUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.8 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.8 miZincUnknown
Upper Mill Creek0.8 miGoldUnknown

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