The Empire State is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Empire State MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire State
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Cortez District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Discovery Year: 1910
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtn Thrust
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Intrusive Cut From Vein Alterred To Pyrite, Sercite, Calcite, Quartz
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Argentite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): THE LODE IS EXPOSED IN THREE TUNNELS, THE VEIN WHICH AVERAGES 2 FEET WIDE IS OFFSET BY SMALL NORMAL FAULTS WHICH DIP SW (EMMONS).
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NEAR THE FLOOR OF MILL CANYON, ON THE EAST SLOPE, ABOUT 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM OF THE SCHOOL HOUSE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Production): EMMONS, W.H., (1910)
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.
