The Emporia Mine is a lead and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,280 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,280 Feet (1,914 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.46083, -112.44556
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Emporia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emporia Mine
Secondary: One Hundred and Ten Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Groom Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Dragon Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1919 -
Owner Name: Golden Dragon Mining And Milling Co. , Maywood Copper Co.
Years: 1919 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Year Last Production: 1927
Discovery Year: 1898
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Granodiorite Rather Massive
Type: L
Description: Veins Trend N30w To N25w
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC GRANODIORITE
Comment (Location): BLM DISTRICT SHEET NO. 248 SHOWS THE EMPORIA CLAIM TO BE IN THE AREA OF THE SKY Y CAMP.
Comment (Deposit): RIBBON QUARTZ
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS 110 FT APART, EACH CONNECTED BY DRIFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MAP #248
Reference (Deposit): AZ MIN JOUR, 1919, V III #5 P. 23
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
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