| Deposit ID | 10069898 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007667 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Veins Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | San Juan, Liberty, Idle Wilde, Dernier Resort |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.70907, 43.00378 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 003W | 08 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | THE IDLEWILD ON S. EXTENSION OF EMPIRE VEIN HAS AU:AG RATIO OF 1:85. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.70907, 43.00378 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N - NW |
| Dip | 60 DEG E |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1872 |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| District name | French District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007667 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_184 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.
1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN REPT
LINDGREN, W., 1898 , USGS 20TH ANN. REPT. PT. 3 , P. 75 . RAYMOND, R. W., 1872 - 1874 , 42ND - 43RD CONGRESSES, HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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