| Deposit ID | 10027859 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004230 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Mine |
| Related records | 10259362 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.17608, 35.42362 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 21 MI SE OF KINGMAN, ABOUT 2 MI NNE OF CHLORIDE IN A NE GEULCH OF TENNESSEE WASH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chloride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 024N | 018W | 35 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 2% V & MO, 2-14% AU & AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| Rock unit name | Ithaca Peak Granite | ||
| Rock description | Ithaca Peak Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.17608, 35.42362 |
|---|
| Strike | N60W |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Width | 0.04M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Wallapai District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. F. Thompson |
| First year | 1909 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Raymond, William |
| First year | 1909 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004230 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150477 |
SCHRADER, 1909, USGS BULL 397
DINGS, 1951, USGS BULL 978-E
BASTIN, 1924, USGS BULL 750-B
DINGS, 1951; SCHRADER, 1909
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M004230 WITH RE CORD M030363 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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