The Murray Gold Prospect is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.85139, -117.57333
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Murray Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murray Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Union (Grantsville) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: L. E. Murray Of Grantsville
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 6.5 % CU
Analytical Data: 4 OZ/T AG
Analytical Data: SORTED ORE SAMPLE RAN 0.28 OZ./T AU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND ANDESITE
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): 25-FT. SHAFT; 20-FT ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO: NBMG BULL. 50
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
