The Empire No. 2 Shaft. is a copper and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,551 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: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.01806, -110.05583
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Empire No. 2 Shaft. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire No. 2 Shaft.
Secondary: Gold Coin
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Lynn Burrell
Home Office: Dragoon, Az.
Owner Name: Empire Gold And Copper Mining Co.
Years: 1913 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N And Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faulting Overriding To Ne.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Partially Silicated Limestone.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 53.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): S CENTRAL SEC. 11, N CENTRAL SEC. 14. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): SOME 75 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED DURING 1930 TO 1932.
Comment (Development): PRODUCTION CEASED IN 1913 BY EMPIRE GOLD AND COPPER MINING CO.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HORQUILLA LIMESTONE PARTIALLY SILICATED AND CUT BY SMALL QUARTZ VEINS.
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE IN ALL ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS AND A CONNECTING RAISE ROUGHLY 150 FT LONG
References
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 59.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER AND SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 41
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