The Mary Murphy Mine is a zinc, silver, gold, and lead mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,001 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: 12,001 Feet (3,658 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.6644, -106.34580
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Mary Murphy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary Murphy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 407576
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