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
Coordinates37.87691, -107.74504

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Silver, Zinc

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10289098
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Silver Cloud0.3 miLeadPast Producer
Silver Crown0.4 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.4 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.5 miZincUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Unknown Group near Ophir, CO0.6 miGoldUnknown
Lower Porphyry Gulch0.7 miLeadPast Producer
Lower Porphyry Gulch0.7 miLeadUnknown
Unknown near Ophir, CO0.8 miZincUnknown
Porphyry Basin0.8 miGoldUnknown
Upper Mill Creek0.9 miGoldUnknown
Chattanooga Hot Spring1.0 miGeothermalUnknown

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