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Ophir Canyon dumps, Oquirrh Range
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensAlso reported: galena, cerussite, wulfenite traces.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Why this spot
Silver-lead camp of the 1870s with dumps up the canyon behind the tiny town
Historic district familiar to Utah mineral collectors.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open shafts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.