| Deposit ID | 10080757 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032111 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560131041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire State Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | B and H Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.76905, 42.47022 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2481 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES EAST OF SOUTH PASS CITY, WY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
South Pass City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sweetwater(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 029N | 100W | 22 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Arsenopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Result | SILVER TO GOLD RATIO IS 2 TO |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -108.76905, 42.47022 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-S, E-W Faulting |
| Thickness | 2.13M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sweetwater District{ Atlantic City-South Pass District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | B And H Co. |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | -1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 0.75 Oz/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 36.58M |
| Overall depth | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032111 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560131041 | =newMRDS 10230453, merged and deleted. |
GSW RI 23, P.9-10.
GSW BULL 50, P.85.
GSW BULL 50, P.85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 SYSTEMS OF VEINS WHICH STRIKE N-S AND E-W. INDIVIDUAL VEINS VARY FROM SEVERAL INCHES TO 6 in THICK. N-S VEIN CONTAINS PYRITE. The quartz contains arsenopyrite and tourmaline with the gold. E-W VEIN IS HIGH GRADE AND FREE MILLING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 08-AUG-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560131041 = newMRDS 10230453, merged and deleted. |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | South Dakota School of Mines ( | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560131041 = newMRDS 10230453 |
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