The Empire Claims is a antimony mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,580 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,580 Feet (1,396 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 40.1475, -118.19083
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Empire Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire Claims
Secondary: Three I's
Secondary: Brammier-Fields
Secondary: Red Top
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Antelope Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Ed Bottomley And Bob Storms
Years: 1957 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Form: PODS, BLEBS, VEINLETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein; Overturned Anticlinorium; Nw Faults; Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Replacement
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1MI. N W OF PERSHING MINE
Comment (Deposit): A VEIN 1 TO 3 IN WIDE IS EXPOSED AT THE SHAFT. THE OPEN PIT NORTH OF THE SHAFT CONTAINS STIBNITE AND CINNABAR IN GOUGE. THESE MINERALS ALSO OCCUR AS REPLACEMENTS ALONG FRACTURES. STIBNITE OCCURS AS SMALL PODS, BLEBS AND VEINLETS IN QUARTZ AND CALCITE.
Comment (Workings): A 20-FT SHAFT AND 2 OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): STIBNITE OCCURS AS SMALL PODS, BLEBS, AND VEINLETS IN QUARTZ AND CALCITE ASSOCIATED WITH CINNABAR.
Comment (Production): 56% ORE
Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY A 20-FOOT SHAFT AND TWO OPEN CUTS. A VEIN 1 TO 3 INCHES IN WIDTH IS EXPOSED IN THE SHAFT 400 FT. NORTH OF THE ROAD. THE OPEN PIT NORTH OF THE SHAFT CONTAINS STIBNITE AND CINNABAR IN GOUGE. THESE MINERALS ALSO OCCUR BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND OPEN CUT AS REPLACEMENTS ALONG FRACTURES IN A BRECCIA OF LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS RECEMENTED BY DOLOMITE. PERSHING AND MONTGOMERY MINES ARE ON THE STRIKE OF THIS VEIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, F.C., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, ET AL, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BUFFALO MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ - 821.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
