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Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA i
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Murray mine	Mine
Independence Mountains Mining District	Mining District
Elko County	County
Nevada	State
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Baryte, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Quartz, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Baryte, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Baryte, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Quartz, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Baryte, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Baryte, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Quartz, etc.

Murray mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

41° 23' 43'' North , 116° 0' 3'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Osino	709 (2011)	58.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

62201

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:62201:8

GUID (UUID V4):

Structure: breccia zone, faults, fractures

Alteration: silicification, oxidation of sulphides, bleaching, argillization, decalcification

Commodity: Ore Materials: gold Gangue Materials: calcite, quartz, pyrite, oxidation products, limonite, clays, stibnite, barite, realgar, orpiment

Deposit type: Sediment-hosted Au

Development: Gold mineralization was originally discovered at Jerritt Canyon in 1972 by FMC, with the property subjected to numerous drill campaigns since the 1970s. Mining at Jerritt Canyon, however, only began in 1981 and has continued uninterrupted until the present. Open pit mining took place from 1981 to 1999. Underground mining started in 1993 and is the current source of mill feed. Jerritt Canyon currently consists of four underground mining operations (Murray, Smith, SSX, and Steer). The MCE mine was permanently shut down during the first half of 2004. The new Steer mine portal was collared in April 2004 and is currently under development.

Ore(s): fracture zones, bedding planes

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10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Siltstone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Habit: Crystals to 10cm

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As₂S₃

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Description: Epimorphs of stibnite and barite

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Realgar

Formula: As₄S₄

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Stibiconite

Formula: Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

✪ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

Habit: Single and doubly terminated crystals to 35cm

References:

Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Realgar	2.FA.15a	As₄S₄
ⓘ	Orpiment	2.FA.30	As₂S₃
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Stibiconite	4.DH.20	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
As	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10310566

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References

Hawkins, R.B., (1984), Discovery of the Bell Mine, Jerritt Canyon district, Elko County, Nevada, in Wilkins, J., Jr., ed., Gold and silver deposits of the Basin and Range province western U.S.A.: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. XV, p. 53-58.

Hofstra, A.H., and Rowe, W.A., (1987), Sediment-hosted disseminated gold mineralization at Jerritt Canyon, Nevada, II--Jasperoid paragenesis and occurrence of gold: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 19, p. 704.

Northrop, H.R., Rye, R.O., Landis, G.P., Lustwerk, R., Jones, M.B., and Daly, W.E., (1987), Sediment-hosted disseminated gold mineralization at Jerritt Canyon, Nevada, V-Stable isotope geochemistry and a model of ore deposition: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Abstracts with programs, v. 19, p. 791. Phinisey, J.D., 1995, Petrography, alteration, and mineralization of igneous dikes of the Jerritt Canyon District, Elko County, Nevada [M.S. thesis]: University of Nevada, Reno, 173 p.

Hofstra, A.H., Northrop, H.R., Rye, R.O., Landis, G.P., and Birak, D.J., (1988), Origin of sediment-hosted disseminated gold deposits by fluid mixing: Evidence from jasperoids in the Jerritt Canyon gold district, Nevada, USA, in Goode, A.D.T., and Bosma, L.I., eds., Geological Society of Australia, Proceedings of Bicentennial Gold' 88: Economic Geology, Abstract Series no. 22, p. 284-289.

Hofstra, A.H., Landis, G.P., Rye, R.O., Birak, D.J., Dahl, A.R., Daly, W.E., and Jones, M.B., (1989), Geology and origin of the Jerritt Canyon sediment-hosted disseminated gold deposits, Nevada, in Schindler, K.S., ed., U.S. Geological Survey Research on Mineral Resources-1989, Programs and Abstracts: Circular 1035, p. 30-32.

Hofstra, A.H., Daly, W.E., Birak, D.J., and Doe, T.C., (1991), Geologic framework and genesis of Carlin-type gold deposits in the Jerritt Canyon district, Nevada, U.S.A., in Ladeira, E.A., ed., BRAZILGOLD '91, The economics, geology, geochemistry and genesis of gold deposits: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 77-87.

Hofstra, A.H., Leventhal, J.S., Northrop, H.R., Landis, G.P., Rye, R.O., Birak, D.J., and Dahl, A.R., (1991), Genesis of sediment-hosted disseminated gold deposits by fluid mixing and sulfidation: chemical reaction path modeling of ore depositional processes documented in the Jerritt Canyon District, Nevada: Geology, v. 19, no. 1, p. 36-40.

Weideman, W.L., Dahl, A.R., and MacDonald, G.D., (1991), The geology of the MAP area gold deposits, Enfield Bell mine, Jerritt Canyon district, Elko County, Nevada, in Raines, G.L., Lisle, R.E., Shafer, R.W, and Wilkinson, W.H., eds., Geology and ore deposits in the Great Basin, symposium proceedings: Geological Society of Nevada, Reno, v. 2, p. 603-606.

Hofstra, A.H., (1994), Geology and genesis of the Carlin-type gold deposits in the Jerritt Canyon district, Nevada [Ph.D. thesis]: University of Colorado, Boulder, 719 p.

Folger, H.W., Snee, L.W., Mehnert, H.H., and Hofstra, A.H., (1996),Significance of K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar dates from mica in Carlin-type gold deposits: Evidence from the Jerritt Canyon District, Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and Ore Deposits of the American Cordillera: Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, Reno-Sparks, Nevada, April 1995, p. 41-60.

Phinisey, J.D., Hofstra, A.H., Snee, L.W., Roberts, T.T., Dahl, A.R., and Loranger, R.J., (1996), Evidence for multiple episodes of igneous and hydrothermal activity and constraints on the timing of gold mineralization, Jerritt Canyon district, Elko County, Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and Ore Deposits of the American Cordillera: Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, Reno, April 1995, p. 15-39.

Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., (1998), Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.

Jones, Casey; Jones, Jane (1999) Specimen Recovery at the Meikle and Murray Mines Elko County, Nevada. Rocks & Minerals, 74 (6). 396-404 doi:10.1080/00357529909605177

www.geoprime.com (2001) http://www.geoprime.com/MurrayMine/index.htm

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