The Old Murry is a mercury mine located in Monterey county, California at an elevation of 1,601 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 35.81278, -121.32028
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Old Murry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Murry
Secondary: Murray
Secondary: Dutro
Secondary: Dutra
Secondary: Old Murray No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Monterey
District: Bryson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Monte Young
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Metacinnabar
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SW/4 SE/4 SEC. 28, UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP; LOCATION TO CENTER OF SE/4
Comment (Deposit): TWO FAULTS
Comment (Workings): CAVED (1959)
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S. PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Production): HART
Reference (Deposit): HART, E. W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 6.
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