Arizona · Mohave County
Past Producer

Empire Mine

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
SilverCopperGoldZincLeadVanadiumMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Zinc, Lead
TertiaryVanadium, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlPrec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regio Nally
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Proustite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Ithaca Peak Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10027859
MRDS IDM004230
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.42362, -114.17608
References
SCHRADER, 1909, USGS BULL 397DINGS, 1951, USGS BULL 978-EBASTIN, 1924, USGS BULL 750-BDINGS, 1951; SCHRADER, 1909