Mine detail: Ophir

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Location: Lane County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.57426, -122.65059
dep_id: 10036359
mrds_id: M025147
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
Reporter: Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Little Butte Volcanics
hrock_type: Tuff,Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL 14-D, P. 71
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 72.
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