Mine detail: Ophir Valley

Previously called 'Nevada Gulch, Silver Tip Lower Yellow Jacket, Chapman GulchNew Dominion'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.85001, -107.81731

Resource(M)

Primary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	ELLIPTICAL CHIMNEY (NEVADA GULCH)

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:

Quartz Monzonite

References

MRDS	D000461
DEP	10008368
Reference	{Deposit:: WORCESTER, 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN COLO.: COLO. G.S. BULL. 14}{Deposit:: VHAY, J.S., VARNES, D.J., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPT ON MOLYBDENUM PROSPECTS, OPHIR VALLEY, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLO: UNPUB REPT}
Reporter	King, Robert, Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Mosier, Dan