The Empire West is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.19222, -121.06333
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Empire West MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire West
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Grass Valley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: MASSIVE, RIBBON & SHEARED
Structure
Type: L
Description: To Nw, Vein In Fracture Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. - NE 1/4 3 NW 1/4 2
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION 1857 - 1867 FROM LONE JACK, 1879 - 1906 FROM OMAHA. 1890 - 1899 FROM OMAHA CONS., 1892 - 1900 FROM MENLO. 1857 - 1917 TOTAL PRODUCTION TO DATE OF REFERENCE. CON. AVG. $350 - $460 . AVG. VALUE OF ORE FROM STOPES ON UPPER LEVELS $20 - $30/TON.
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS AVG. 1 FT. THICK W/3 - 4 % SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, EXTENSIVE DRIFTING, STOPES
Comment (Deposit): CONS. OF OMAHA, LONE JACK, ILLINOIS, HOMEWARD BOUND & MENLO (WISCONSIN). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 162 - 163 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, W. D., 1940 , THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 194 , P. 79 - 82 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE ( 1918 )
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