The Empire Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,611 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,611 Feet (2,015 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.24722, -114.03222
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Empire Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire Mine
Secondary: Tecoma Hill No. 18 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A CHIP SAMPLE CONTAIN 0.085 OZ/TON AU, 8.5 OZ/TON AG, 9.7 % PB, 1.1 % ZN, 0.126 % CU, 3.81 % MO.
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF SILVER-LEAD ORE WERE PRODUCED.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT AND A WINZE WITH TWO LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 110-112.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-09-1971
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