| Deposit ID | 10045977 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233881 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.78839, 41.77769 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | S. SIDE OF TOWN GULCH, 1/2 MI. SW OF OLD CONTACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Contact(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 063E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -114.78839, 41.77769 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Fault, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Dewith |
| Year of first production | 1886 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevada-Bellevue Copper Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 79.25M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233881 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912, 1935)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1896. MAIN SHAFT IS 260 FEET. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 22). THIS IS ONE OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE COPPER MINING COMPANY'S CLAIMS. THIS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED IN 1891 BY MR. DEWITH (SCHRADER, 1912, P 119). FORMERLY, WAS ONE OF THE SALMONRIVER MINING COMPANIES DAIMS (REFER TO SCHRADER'S CLAIM MAPS, 1912 AND 1935). PROPERTY CONTRIBUTED ORE TO CONTACT SMELTER IN 1886 (SCHRADER, 1912, P 119) MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1999 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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