Mine detail: Empire Mine

Previously called 'Schnitzler'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.27386, -106.19395

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Platinum
Tertiary:	Iridium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Osmium
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite
Orebody form:	VEINS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone, Fracture Systems
Tectonic:	Rocky Mountains

References

MRDS	M045451
DEP	10038160
Reference	{Deposit:: MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 9, 11.}{Deposit:: HESS, F.L., 1926, PLATINUM NEAR CENTENNIAL, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 780-C, P. 130-132.}{Deposit:: HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 37.}{Deposit:: HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMIN * PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 95.}
Reporter	Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.