| Deposit ID | 10027124 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002173 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Empire Shaft |
| Related records | 10161237 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.06177, 31.70763 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 1/4 MI. S. OF TOMBSTONE, ARIZ. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tombstone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 020S | 022E | 11 | CENTER OF E | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Fluorspar | Ore |
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Stromeyerite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Bisbee Group Limestone |
| Rock description | Bisbee Group Limestone |
| (1) | Cretaceous to Late Jurassic sedimentary rocks with minor volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Fissures, Brecciated Limestone |
| General form | IRREGULAR, BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tombstone District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tombstone Mill And Mining Co., Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co., Bunker Hill Mines Co., Tombstone De |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 6.571HA |
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Overall length | 304.8M |
| Overall width | 228.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002173 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030608 |
ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3, 4.
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 75.
CHURCH, 1903, AIME TRANS, V. 33, P. 3-37.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN IRREGULAR PIPES AND BEDED DEPOSITS IN LIMESTONE ALONG A SERIES OF ANTICLINAL ROLLS CUT BY A STRONG DIKE-FILLED FAULT AND "NORTHEAST" FISSURES. |
| Deposit | ONE OF TOMBSTONE'S FIRST PRODUCERS, FROM BOTH EMPIRE AND TOUGHNUT SHAFTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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