| Deposit ID | 10276391 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12205 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490450083 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ophir Hill Consolidated Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Montana Mine, Ophir Coalition |
| Related records | 10088431 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.2633, 40.38074 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1986 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(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 S | 004 W | 23 | SESENW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Diopside | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.2633, 40.38074 |
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| Strike | N70W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 20N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 45M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 360M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 750M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 48HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 240M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| District name | Ophir District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | UtahUniversity Club Bldg, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 22675mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 22675mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22675mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 7500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490450083 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12205 | MAS references MRDS |
USMS OPEN-FILE RPT.22,LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH, 1976, 451-453.
FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH, BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, P. 202.
THE STOCKTON DISTRICT BYUSGS 1932 PROF PAPER 173
R.I. 4072 OPHIR HILL CONSOLIDATEDLEAD-ZINC MINE BY BUREAU OF
PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH MR. DON WILLEY OF U.V. INDUSTRI
PUBLICATION LEAD-ZINC RESOURCES BY ALLAN H. JAMES 1973 FOR
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE RESERVES BASED ON PUB. LEAD-ZINC RESOURCES ALLAN JAMES ( WORKINGS ARE FLOODED BELOW 1200 FOOT LEVEL REC 120- MINE LIFE = 2 YRS MINE CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST (COST DATA BASED ON 1976) ACQUISITION $ EXPLORATION 146,000 DEVELOPMENT (SURF + UNDERGRD) 219,300 EQUIPMENT 320,400 WORKING CAPITAL 248,200 TOTAL CAPITAL $933,900 OPERATING COST- #/METRIC TON $9.53 REFER TO BACK-UP FILE FOR COST DATA REC 160- MINED ORE WOULD NEED TO BE SHIPPED TO CUSTOM MILL. THEN CONCENTRATE SHIPPED TO BUNKER HILL SMELTER IN IDAHO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-APR-87 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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