The Empire is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.64917, -120.70389
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Empire MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire
Secondary: Gold Valley
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UP TO 10 PERCENT LOW GRADE SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SE 1/4 26
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ORE SHOOTS
Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT 700 FT. LONG. WINZE, & RAISE.
Comment (Geology): HEAVY DIKE STRIKING E. CUTS & FAULTS THE VEIN TO W DIABASE? NUMEROUS QTZ. STRINGERS INTO HANGING WALL SIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 54 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 163 , 176 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , SIERRA CO.: CSMB 12TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 265 , SKETCH MAP P. 265 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1929
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