Empire Mine

The Empire Mine is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana 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

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Site Name

Primary: Empire Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Marysville District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Herbert Carver, 802 - 5th Ave Helena Mt 59601

Owner Name: Fritsche, Albert
Home Office: Point Lookout, New Ulm, Mn 56073

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith

Type: L
Description: Pinching And Swelling Of Vein As If By A Fold Or Fault, Area Marked By The Coon Gulch Marysville Stock Marysville Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $30/TON AU, AG, CU, PB.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): 60 STAMP MILL.

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS PERSISTANT, MUCH OF IT IS SUGARY AND IN GENERAL IT IS MORE OR LESS BANDED STREAKED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS LENGTH COMBINED FOR EMPIRE MINE AND THOSE OF THE M & L. THERE IS NO MEANS BY WHICH DISTINGUISHMENT CAN BE MADE. TRAVERMAN REFERENCE INDICATES 6000 FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): EMPIRE SHALE METAMORPHOSED IN THIS AREA

Comment (Location): W SLOPE OF MOUNT BELMONT.

Comment (Production): MINE PRODUCED 162,000 DOLLARS WORTH IN THE YEARS 1938 AND 1939

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 71, PL. 5.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 82, P. 13.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 20, P. 55.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 75.

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.