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Murphy Prospect

Prospect in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Mercury, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10201675
MRDS ID M055848
MAS/MILS ID 0410290007
Record type Site
Current site name Murphy Prospect
Alternate or previous names Laurel Or Rainbow, Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake Group, Noe, B & W Mining Co.
Related records 10040953

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -123.18974, 42.10313 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carberry Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Applegate(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040 S 004 W 09 SW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -123.18974, 42.10313
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. SHORT PAPER 22, 1951,

  • Deposit

    P. 19.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963, P. 87.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-92 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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