Murray (Coeur D'Alene) District

The Murray (Coeur D'Alene) District is a gold 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 (Coeur D'Alene) District  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.6167, -115.91670

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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:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

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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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