The Murphy Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.35361, -113.25278
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Murphy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murphy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Philipsburg Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Harry A. Murphy
Home Office: Philipsburg, Mt. 59858
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE IS IN DISSEMINATED BUNCHES
Comment (Geology): W SIDE OF PHILIPSBURG ANTICLINE NOSE
Comment (Workings): 700 FT CAVED SHAFT, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTING; BULLDOZING
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10-07-1968
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 21, 22, 25.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
