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Mary Murphy Mine, Chalk Creek
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Gold
Coins and tokensAlso reported: galena, sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Why this spot
Chalk Creek canyon gold-silver mine with big dumps below St. Elmo
Well known Chaffee County site in collecting guides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
altitude, old structures
Keep exploring nearby
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