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Ophir

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136884
MRDS ID A012075
MAS/MILS ID 0021120131
Record type Site
Current site name Ophir
Alternate or previous names Ophir MS 0037a, Pat# 024265, Ophir M. S. MS 0037b, Pat# 024265, Hartford MS 59, Pat# 24660
Related records 10001335

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -135.09316, 58.86865 (WGS84)
Elevation 451
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 035 S 062 E 05 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -135.09316, 58.86865
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-FEB-1988 Cwm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.