Empire Granite Quarry

The Empire Granite Quarry is a granite mine located in Spokane county, Washington at an elevation of 2,100 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 Granite Quarry  

State:  Washington

County:  Spokane

Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)

Commodity: Granite

Lat, Long: 47.65, -117.28000

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Empire Granite Quarry MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Empire Granite Quarry


Commodity

Primary: Granite
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Stone, Crushed/Broken


Location

State: Washington
County: Spokane


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


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

Comment (Deposit): NOTE: AS OF 1992, THIS ABANDONED QUARRY IS THE SITE OF A LANDSCAPE BARK SALES OPERATION.


References

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,

Reference (Deposit): P. 48.


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