The Empress Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.26583, -117.30667
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Empress Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empress Mine
Secondary: Central Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1190, 1191, 1192
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Gold Mountain) District
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
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Post-Mineral Faulting Of Small Displacement.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Kaolinization, Sericitization, Chloritization, Silica Flooding
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hyalite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE SIDE OF A DEEP GULCH 1.5 NORTH OF EAST OF OLD CAMP. UTM IS TO ONE OF SEVERAL OF THE MINE'S ADITS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): EMPRESS (CENTRAL) MINE SUPPLIED THE ORE USED IN THE MILL AT OLD CAMP. RECENTLY BULLDOZED (1983)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN OR ZONE 1.5-6 FT WIDE. GOLD VALUES ARE HIGH WHERE PYRITE HAS BEEN OXIDIZED TO LIMONITE AND HEMATITE.
Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 8 ADITS, PERIPHERAL SURFACE WORKINGS, OLD CABIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH-BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 7 MAY 83.
Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1907, USGS BULL 308, P. 182-189
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
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.
