| Deposit ID | 10012739 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008591 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ophir Canyon Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.23552, 40.38327 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 18,550 FT. S35 W FROM LOWE PEAK, IN OPHIR CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lowe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005 | 004W | 13 | SE OF NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Upper Madison Limestone And Lower Deseret Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Upper Madison Limestone And Lower Deseret Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.23552, 40.38327 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault And Fractures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.263HA |
| Overall length | 76.2M |
| Overall width | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008591 |
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 38, 410 P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672 P.
STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH: WILLIAM AND HEINTZ MAP CORPORATION, WASHINGTON 27, D.C.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1992 | Spanski, Gregory T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.