Murrin Murrin is an abandoned town in Western Australia located 883 km (549 mi) east of Perth, situated along the Old Laverton Road in between Leonora and Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

The town began as a mining camp, as part of a gold rush, with allotments being made available in 1896.

[1] Alfred Edward Morgans, who later became Premier of Western Australia, established a short-lived copper smelter in the area in 1896.

[4] Murrin is an Indigenous Australian name for a species of Acacia tree that is commonly found in the area.

The giant Murrin Murrin Joint Venture which produces nickel and cobalt is approximately 20 km (12 mi) to the northwest of the abandoned townsite from which it takes its name.