The Empire State Mine is a gold mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,140 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,140 Feet (2,481 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.47028, -108.76833
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Empire State Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire State Mine
Secondary: B and H Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: Sweetwater District{ Atlantic City-South Pass District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: B And H Co.
Home Office: Wyoming
Production
Year: 1945
Time Period: -1945
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 0.75 Oz/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: N-S, E-W Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SILVER TO GOLD RATIO IS 2 TO
Materials
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 SYSTEMS OF VEINS WHICH STRIKE N-S AND E-W. INDIVIDUAL VEINS VARY FROM SEVERAL INCHES TO 6 in THICK. N-S VEIN CONTAINS PYRITE. The quartz contains arsenopyrite and tourmaline with the gold. E-W VEIN IS HIGH GRADE AND FREE MILLING.
Comment (Geology): Crystalline calcite and quartz occur in fissures with arensopyrite (Bull. 50, p. 24).
References
Reference (Production): GSW BULL 50, P.85
Pages: p. 85.
Reference (Deposit): GSW RI 23, P.9-10.
Pages: p. 9-10.
Reference (Deposit): GSW BULL 50, P.85.
Pages: p. 24, 85, 197.
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