| Deposit ID | 10125721 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ophir Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Grand Prize Patent, Mine, Snow Flake, Canon and Canon No. 1 Claims, Pine Oak Claim, Ophir Shaft, Great Republic, Penobscot, Foster, Brannan, Humes Fraction, Ophir, Union Mine, Union Fraction, Empire State Claim, Grizzly Claim, Windy Claim, Gold Breeze Claim, Pearl Claim |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.06203, 39.48492 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2121 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019 N | 044 E | 29 | NWNWNW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.06203, 39.48492 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Reese River District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150021 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 997, 1953, P. 103-105,
PLATES 2, 4 AND 7.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, 1915, P. 102, PLATE XI.
BROWNE, J.R., AND TAYLOR, J.W., 1867, REPORTS UPON THE
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, 38TH CONGRESS, P. 80-81.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NOTE: THIS IS THE SAME OPHIR MINE FOUND IN OPHIR CANYON WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS MURPHY MINE (0320230165). NOTE: THE UNION MINE (0320150005) INFORMATION IS KEPT IN THIS REPORT. ANOMALOUS ARSENIC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-97 | Lipton, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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