Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Eureka Ophir Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
LeadSilverGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBreceia Zone In Deseret Limestone Above Basal Shale
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Deseret Limestone
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureOquirrh Mtns., Near Axis Of Ophir Anticline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationNearly Complete Oxidation Of Ore
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020018
MRDS IDDC12179
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.38966, -112.27108
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 152, PL. 12.USGS, 1917, 1918, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATESUSBM, 1927, MINERAL YEARBOOK.