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Empire

Mine, Inactive

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Au
Ore minerals gold

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale LG
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale A-1
Latitude 65.067
Longitude -147.394
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Location and accuracy Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 42; SE1/4SW1/4 sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Empire mine site adjoins the Jupiter-Mars property on the hillside east of Chatham Creek. Accuracy is within 2,000 feet.

Geologic setting

Geologic description

Fourteen tons of ore was mined in 1912, presumably for gold (Chapin, 1914, p. 337).
Geologic map unit (-147.396448193889, 65.0665774032361)
Mineral deposit model Gold-quartz vein.

Production and reserves

Indication of production Yes; small
Production notes Fourteen tons of ore was mined in 1912, presumably for gold (Chapin, 1914, p. 337).

References

MRDS Number A015440

References

Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.
Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.
Reporters C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer (Avalon Development Corporation)
Last report date 5/4/1999