The Murray (Coeur D'Alene) District is a gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho.
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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
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Murray (Coeur D'Alene) District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murray (Coeur D'Alene) District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: COEUR D'ALENE 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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1883
Discovery Year: 1879
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: DEFORMATION CONSISTS OF BROAD FOLDS THAT TREND GENERALLY TO THE NORTH WEST AND INTENSE DEFOMATION AROUND THE MAJOR FAULTS. SERIES OF NORTHWEST-TRENDING FAULTS ("LEWIS AND CLARK LINE"). THE OSBURN FAULT RUNS THROUGH THIS DISTRICT, WHERE THE ROCKS ON THE NORTH HAVE A DISPLACEMENT OF 12 MILES EASTWARD RELATIVE TO THE SOUTH SIDE.
Type: L
Structure: Anticline
Description: BROAD NORTHEAST-TRENDING ANTICLINAL FOLD, CUT BY MANY FAULTS. THE UCELLY (REVERSE) AND MCCOMBER (NORMAL) FAULTS, IN THE WESTERN PART OF DISTRICT, AND THE MURRAY PEAK IN THE EAST; THE DIP DISPLACEMENT IS SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET.
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): KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, PHILIP J., 1938, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET NO. 47, 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL AAND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO, 1964
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