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Murrin Murrin

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256336
MAS/MILS ID 6020550072
Record type Site
Current site name Murrin Murrin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.8325, -28.91288 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 47 KM EAST OF LEONORA, WEST AUSTRALIA (FROM COMPANY).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.8325, -28.91288
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1995

Comments on exploration

  • GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING DEFINED A CONTINUOUS ZONE OF ANOMALOUS GOLD, EXTENDING FOR APPROX. 1 KM NE OF TRHE CHALLENGER DEPOSIT. THE HIGHEST ASSAY RETURNED 24.8 G/MT AU.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Samson Exploratoin
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Equinox Resources
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • EQUINOX IS EARNING A 75% INTEREST FROM SAMSON EXPLORATION. AGREEMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH AUSTWHIM RESOURCES WHEREBY ORE TRUCKED FROM THE MURRIN MURRIN PROJECT AND PROCESSED THROUGH THE MT MORGANS PLANT. GOLD PRODUCTION WILL BE "MODEST", AT 20,000 OX (PER YEAR?)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, MAY 19, 1995, P 368

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-96 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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