Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Empire Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockShale · Harmony Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureDewitt Thrust Fault, Ne-Trending Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10044017
MRDS IDM231333
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.60601, -117.02983
References
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-BROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965