Empire Mine

The Empire Mine is a copper mine located in Elko 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

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Site Name

Primary: Empire Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Nevada-Bellevue Copper Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1886
Discovery Year: 1891
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Fault, Fractures

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): VEIN DIPS STEEPLY SOUTH AND TRENDS NORTHEASTWARD. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 22)

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

Comment (Location): 1,000 FT. S. OF BROOKLYN MINE

Comment (Production): PROPERTY CONTRIBUTED ORE TO THE CONTACT SMELTER IN 1886, AND HAD A SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1896.

Comment (Development): PROPERTY CONTRIBUTED ORE TO THE CONTACT S MELTER IN 1886, AND HAD SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1896.

Comment (Deposit): SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1896. MAIN SHAFT IS 260 FEET. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 22). THIS IS ONE OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE COPPER MINING COMPANY'S CLAIMS. THIS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED IN 1891 BY MR. DEWITH (SCHRADER, 1912, P 119). FORMERLY, WAS ONE OF THE SALMONRIVER MINING COMPANIES DAIMS (REFER TO SCHRADER'S CLAIM MAPS, 1912 AND 1935). PROPERTY CONTRIBUTED ORE TO CONTACT SMELTER IN 1886 (SCHRADER, 1912, P 119) MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1999 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.

Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912, 1935)

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.