California · Nevada County
Past Producer

Murchie

Nevada County, California, United States
GoldLeadCopperSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Lead, Copper
SecondarySilver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101281
MRDS IDC011474
Alternate namesLone Star
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.26572, -120.98686
References
CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13 , P. 250 .MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 202 - 203 .LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , REVIEW OF GOLD MINING IN EAST-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31 , NO. 1 , P. 13 .LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 118 .5) GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 581 .MACBOYLE ( 1918 ) LOGAN ( 1935 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 )