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Empire Mine 1900's

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011595
MRDS ID D006623
Record type Site
Current site name Empire Mine 1900's
Related records 10224259

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.56116, 32.96039 (WGS84)
Elevation 1841
Relative position ABOUT 22 MILES S 57 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 015S 007W 33 SE New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN SHAFT ON THE NORTHWEST FLANK OF EMPIRE PEAK AS SHOWN ON THE HILLSBORO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.56116, 32.96039
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Is Associated With The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized As Fissure Fillings.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1950

Mining district

District name Hillsboro District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED PAST PRODUCTION VALUE AMOUNTS TO 1000 DOLLARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF PITS, TUNNELS AND SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 166

  • Deposit

    HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

  • Production

    G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 166

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

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