Murray District

The Murray District is a gold and tungsten mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho.

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

Name: Murray District

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Tungsten

Lat, Long: 47.6292, -115.86670

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Murray District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Murray District


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Murray District


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: VEINS, Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P.J., 1938, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 47.

Reference (Deposit): AUERBACH, 1903, ENG. MIN. JOURN., VOL. 86, P. 1146-1148.


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