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Empire No. 2 Mine (Empire No. 2 shaft), Empire Mines, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Empire No. 2 Mine (Empire No. 2 shaft)Mine
Empire MinesGroup of Mines
DragoonCensus-designated Place
Cochise Mining DistrictMining District
Cochise CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 1' 5'' North , 110° 3' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.01806,-110.05556
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9wpseyx
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dragoon209 (2011)1.9km
Saint David1,699 (2011)19.6km
Benson4,888 (2017)23.2km
Whetstone2,617 (2011)27.8km
Willcox3,552 (2017)33.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona25km
Mindat Locality ID:
32437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32437:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cu-Pb-Ag-W mine located in the NE ¼ sec. 25, T.16S., R.22E. Owned by the Empire Gold & Copper Mining Co.

Mineralization includes sulfides and some scheelite in small quartz veins cutting partly silicified Pennsylvanian Horquila Limestone.

Workings include a shaft and open cut. A total of about 65 tons of base metal ore produced inb 1909-1913 and 1946-1947.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Cooper, J.R., and Silver, L.T. (1964) Geology and ore deposits of the Dragoon quadrangle, Cochise County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 416, 196 p., 13 sheets, scales 1:600, 1:1,200, 1:2,400, 1:4,800, 1:12,000, 1:31,680, 1:125,000: 176.
(1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.57 - Table 4
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