The Empire Star Mines Co is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.26694, -121.00639
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Empire Star Mines Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire Star Mines Co
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: N - S And E - W Fissures Forming Rhombohedral Blocks
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, DRIFTING
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED IN 1929 , THE CO. TOOK OVER THE COE, CROWN POINT, HERMOSA, ROCKY BAR, GOLD HILL, HUDSON BAY, GRANGE, NORTH STAR, EAST STAR, CENTRAL, NEW YORK HILL, GRANITE HILL, PENNSYLVAINIA - W.Y.O.D. - GOLDEN TREASURE - TELEGRAPH, CASSIDY, BOWERY, EMPIRE - NEW OPHIR - DAISY HILL, OMAHA - LONE JACK, HOMEWARD BOUND AND WISCONSIN (MENLO), (THE LAST FOUR BELONGING TO OLD EMPIRE WEST HOLDINGS), ORLEANS - PRESCOTT HILL - KINGS HILL, HEVSTON HILL - SEBASTOPOL - BIGGS SIMS & ELECTRIC & MANY OTHERS. FOR DETAILS, SEE SPECIFIC CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 P. 392 - 393 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS 3 AND 4 , P. 576 - 577 .
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