| Deposit ID | 10020031 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12206 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ophir Coalition Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Montana Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26441, 40.37438 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2152 |
| Relative position | 3,070 FT N88E OF DRY MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir(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 | 005S | 004W | 23 | NE OF SW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Result | LOW GRADE SILVER-LEAD ORE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ophir | ||||
| Rock description | Ophir | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.26441, 40.37438 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Near Crest Of Ophir Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries |
| Home office | 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12206 |
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOL AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS. UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 148.
USGS, 1917, 1918, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES
USBM, 1940, 1941, MINERALS YEARBOOK.
OLMSTEAD, S.G., 1921, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL. 16, NO. 7, P. 450.
USGS, 1917, 1918; USBM 1940, 1941
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEOLOGY SIMILAR TO THE OPHIR HILL CONSOLIDATED MINE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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