The Murcer Mercury is a gold mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,551 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: 9,551 Feet (2,911 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.8167, -106.36700
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Murcer Mercury MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murcer Mercury
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): DMS and UTM agree but plot 2 counties north of DD. DD agrees with county name. No other clues in the record. No PLSS coords. No workings or road visible at the Chafee 38 deg lat location, imagery too poor to see at the Summit 39 lat location. Nothing in mindat.org or a general google search. Bib_ref not online so must find paper copy to resolve this contradiction.
References
Reference (Deposit): COLO BOM BE RPT 1916
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