| Deposit ID | 10088431 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12205 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ophir Hill Consolidated Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ophir Mine |
| Related records | 10276391 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26163, 40.37411 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2106 |
| Relative position | 3,750 FT E 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 NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Limestone, General | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | TENOR OF ORE IN LATER YEARS: 1.3 PERCENT CU, 5.5-6 PERCENT PB, 6-7 OZ. AG, 4-8 PERCENT ZN, 12 PERCENT FE |
|---|
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Ophir | ||||||
| Rock description | Ophir | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -112.26163, 40.37411 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Near Crest Of Ophir Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Productive Ground Is Wedge Shaped Block Bounded By Canyon Fault On South, Cliff Fault On Northwest And All Red Fissure On Ne |
| General form | WEDGE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W TO N 75 W |
| Dip | 15 NE TO 20 NE |
| Length | 762M |
| Width | 426.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1972 |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mcfarland And Hullinger |
| Home office | Tooele, Ut. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries (U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.) |
| Home office | 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 426.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12205 |
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS., UTAH, USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 148-151.
WIDEMAN, F.L., OPHIR HILL CONSOLIDATED LEAD-ZINC MINE, TOOELE CO., UTAH: USBM R.I. 4072, 13 P.
WEINTRAUB, J., 1957, MINERAL PARAGENESIS AND WALL ROCK ALTERATION AT THE OPHIR MINE, TOOELE CO., UTAH: UNIV. OF UTAH M.S. THESIS, 44 P.
BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 87-43.
CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL 979-A.
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES-PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 61.
EVERETT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8014, P. 23-24.
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UGMS BULL. 110.
JAMES, A.H., 1973, LEAD AND ZINC RESOURCES IN UTAH: UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES 44.
WIDEMAN, F.L., 1947, P. 1; JAMES, A.H., 1973, P. 43.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE CONCENTRATED IN 7 LIMESTONE HORIZONS IN OPHIR FM., FROM TOP DOWN THEY ARE: BROWN VEIN (13 FT), BLACK VEIN (4 FT), ORANGE (TOP) VEIN (5 FT), YELLOW (BIG) VEIN (30 FT), RED (MIDDLE) VEIN (20 FT.), GREEN, (COPPER) VEIN (5 FT), BLUE VEIN (20 FT) |
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBERS DC12228, 12204 AND 12201 PROBABLY ALL REFER TO THIS MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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