North Murphy Prospect

The North Murphy Prospect is a gold mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 6,880 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

Name: North Murphy Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.53139, -109.37417

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North Murphy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Murphy Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Wilson Mesa


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Murphy, Nick (And Others)


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Wilson Mesa


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION SW 1/4, NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 OF SECTION 22

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD HAS BEEN RECOVERED PROBABLY AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN AN OUNCE

Comment (Deposit): GOLD BEARING GRAVEL OCCUR ON TOP OF LOW RIDGE SOUTH OF WILSON MESA.

Comment (Workings): MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF DOZER CUTS IN THE GRAVEL.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SEVERAL THOUSAND CUBIC YARDS OF GOLD BEARING GRAVEL LIE CAPPING THE RIDGES SOUTH OF WILSON MESA


References

Reference (Production): PERRY, LEE I.

Reference (Deposit): 1911 RECON HILL, JAMES, M. BULLETIN 530 , P. 99 - 118


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