Colorado · San Miguel County
Occurrence

Ophir Valley

San Miguel County, Colorado, United States
Molybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formELLIPTICAL CHIMNEY (NEVADA GULCH)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10008368
MRDS IDD000461
Alternate namesNevada Gulch, Silver Tip Lower Yellow Jacket, Chapman Gulch, New Dominion
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.85001, -107.81731
References
WORCESTER, 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN COLO.: COLO. G.S. BULL. 14VHAY, J.S., VARNES, D.J., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPT ON MOLYBDENUM PROSPECTS, OPHIR VALLEY, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLO: UNPUB REPT