The Empire Group is a silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 7,326 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,326 Feet (2,233 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.92583, -112.10833
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Empire Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
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: Early Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): THIS IS A COALITION OF OLDER MINES LISTED SEPARATELY ELSEWHERE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. YEARBOOK, 1951, P. 1602
Reference (Deposit): COOK, DR, 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 12 , PL 3
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, AV, 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEP OF UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. 73
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GMS BULL 79 , 1966 , P. 52
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