Murphys Hill Mine, Whangapoua, Coromandel peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Murphys Hill Mine | - not defined - |
| Whangapoua | - not defined - |
| Coromandel peninsula | Peninsula |
| Thames-Coromandel District | District |
| Waikato Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 45' 34'' South , 175° 40' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whitianga | 3,367 (2011) | 8.7km |
| Coromandel | 1,502 (2014) | 15.2km |
| Tairua | 1,588 (2011) | 32.9km |
| Pauanui | 749 (2011) | 33.6km |
| Thames | 7,136 (2014) | 43.6km |
Murphy's Hill is about 15 kilometres south-east by road of Whangapoua, 200 metres east of the Te Rerenga-Kauotunu Road, and just south-east of the Whangapoua Harbour. The hill is named after the original prospector who discovered gold here P. Murphy in 1861. He registered the claim on the southern side of the hill, and it was worked successfully for a short time.
Little gold appeared to exist outside the prospectors claim. Trenches, and several adits are noted at the time in vughy near surface flinty quartz, much manganese oxide stained. In 1864, Murphy abandoned his interest in the lease when the other shareholders refused to provide more money to develop the mine.
Prospectors obtained a further 40 tonnes of ore for 38.5 ounces of gold in 1894.
Little if anything appears to remain of the workings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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