Ophir

Ophir is a past producer of zinc, gold, lead, copper in San Miguel County, Colorado, in USGS's large output class. USGS records production from 1878. It is one of 173 historic gold producers USGS lists in San Miguel County, and number 2 when they are sorted by output class.

Facts

USGS status
Past producer
Output class
large (USGS class)
Commodities
Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver
Deposit type
Polymetallic veins
Production years
from 1878
County
San Miguel County
State
Colorado
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland
USGS record
10048780

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate, and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. "Output class" is a code whose meaning changed over the years, so compare sites inside this data and do not read it as tonnage.

This location is mapped as federal land. Public land is not an invitation to enter old workings. Ask the managing agency about access, claims and closures.

Gold sites nearby

369 other USGS gold sites within 12 miles. The San Miguel County page lists the biggest.