Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer
Empire Mine
Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Copper
Gold
Silver
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Copper, Gold
Secondary
Silver, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Faulting, Igneous Activity, Especially Dike Emplacement
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Slate,Meta-Basalt,Amphibolite,Rhyolite · Green Gulch Volcanics
Associated rock
Rhyolite,Basalt
Structure
Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10e To N20e, Veins Parallel Foliation And Crosscut It By 10-20 Degrees, Trending N20e To N-S
Alteration
Minor
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1912
Last production
1941
Discovery year
1877
Identification
Deposit ID
10048236
MRDS ID
M800338
Alternate names
Empire Vein
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
34.46727, -112.42241
References
USGS BULL 782, P. 114USBM-ABGMT FILE DATAABM BULL 137, P. 33USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-997