Ophir Cons.

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102676
MRDS ID M006228
Record type Site
Current site name Ophir Cons.
Related records 10163128

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.62379, 38.3313 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MI NE OF MOKELUMNE HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 012E 35 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. IN RICH GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.62379, 38.3313

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 70 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • 4 FT THICK VEIN, DIORITE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • 170 FT ADIT - CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., & LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 2 , P. 172 , 38 , 39

  • Production

    CLARK, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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