The Murray Placer is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 889 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: 889 Feet (271 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.1083, -119.27310
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Murray Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murray Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
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
Comment (Location): Political location in record is Okanogan county. Lat/long plots just inside Douglas county. Placer is on the same river as county line. Original coordinates are lat/long NAD27 48-6-30N 119-16-23W (48.1083 -119.2731); UTM N5330621 E330794 Z11; PLSS Meridian- Willamette, 030 N, 028 E, Sect 11. Recalculating the lat/long using WGS84 datum shifts the point slightly north, into Okanogan county but still on the river. PLSS became correct with the shift. UTM cleared.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH.BULL.37-2,P.188; KARTAR AREA;SOME PROD.;
Washington Gold
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