The Murchie is a lead, copper, and gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,881 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: 2,881 Feet (878 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.26583, -120.98583
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Murchie MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murchie
Secondary: Lone Star
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1933
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.415 Oz Au And 1.48 Oz Ag/Ton
Year: 1932
Time Period: 1905 - 1932
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^143000 Lbs Cu And 50,000 Lbs Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): CONCENTRATES WORTH $100 - $200/TON
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEIN SYSTEMS, AVG. 4 FT. THICK W/ 2 % SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): INCLINE. SHAFTS, DRIFTING, STOPES, WINZE
Comment (Deposit): 432 ACRES OF PATENTED PLACER & AGRICULTURAL LAND ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13 , P. 250 .
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 202 - 203 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , REVIEW OF GOLD MINING IN EAST-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31 , NO. 1 , P. 13 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 118 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 581 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE ( 1918 ) LOGAN ( 1935 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 )
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