Mine detail: Empire Mine

Previously called 'Empire Shaft'

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Location: Cochise County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.70763, -110.06177
dep_id: 10027124
mrds_id: M002173
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver
Minor mineral: Molybdenum
Trace mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Copper, Fluorspar, Jarosite, Lead, Pyrite, Silver, Stromeyerite, Wulfenite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR, BEDDED
work_type: Underground
alteration: Limestone Recrystallized, Silicification
ore_ctrl: Empire Dike And Anticlinal Roll In Bisbee Group
Reporter: Gere, W., Gest, Don E., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Bisbee Group Limestone
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Ne Fissures, Brecciated Limestone
References:
  • Deposit:: ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3, 4.
  • Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 75.
  • Deposit:: CHURCH, 1903, AIME TRANS, V. 33, P. 3-37.
  • Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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