The Empire Mines Co. is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,598 feet.
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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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.20556, -121.04500
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Empire Mines Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire Mines Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
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: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH & SWELL, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fissures Ne Portion Of Vein Sys. Cut By Nw Trending Fault Zone. Diabase Intrudes Granodiorite
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): SULFIDES VARIED FROM $60 - $200/TON. MOST PRODUCTIVE FROM 2700 - 4600 FT. LEVELS. 100,000 - 1,000,000 LBS. CU PRODUCED. FOR ANNUAL PRODUCTION FIGURES FROM 1854 - 1878 , SEE MACBOYLE ( 1918 ).
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, AVG. 1 - 8 FT THICK W/2 - 3 % SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): INCLINES, SHAFTS, WINZES, STOPES, DRIFTS CROSSCUTS; EXTENSIVE HONEYCOMBED WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): WALL ROCK BRECCIATED
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 , P. 393 , 450 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 154 - 162 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 105 - 108 .
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 277 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE ( 1918 ) LOGAN ( 1930 ) ERIC ( 1948 )
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