Empire

The Empire is a vanadium and molybdenum mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,321 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

Name: Empire  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 4,321 Feet (1,317 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 35.1267, -113.76330

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Satelite image of the Empire

Empire MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Empire
Secondary: Big Four


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave


Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: John M Cochrane
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1943


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): ADMR EMPIRE MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): FLAGG A L VANADIUM REPORT BOOK 8 P 5

Reference (Deposit): BASTIN E S ORIGIN OF CERTAIN RICH SILVER ORES NEAR CHLORIDE

Reference (Deposit): AND KINGMAN AZ USGS 750B 1925 P 21


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