The North Empire District is a gold mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
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North Empire District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Empire District
Secondary: Harrison
Secondary: Hecla
Secondary: Mint
Secondary: Cashier
Secondary: Empire City
Secondary: Golden Chariot
Secondary: Jackpot
Secondary: Empire Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Empire District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): PYRITIC-GOLD FISSURE VEINS TRENDING NE, IN PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS ADJACENT TO TERTIARY DIKES.
Comment (Location): 40 MILES WEST OF DENVER; MINES ARE JUST NORTH AND EAST OF EMPIRE IN N/2 SEC. 28, T 3 S, R 74 W. LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63
Reference (Deposit): Lovering, T. S., and Goddard, E. N., 1950, Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223, 319 p.
Reference (Deposit): USGS P.P. 63, 1908, PL. 80
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