Empire State

The Empire State is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Empire State  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.17972, -116.57250

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.