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Emperius Mine, Mineral County, Colorado, United States

Type:	Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:	Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Region:	Mineral County, Colorado, United States
Latitude:	37° 52' 13" N
Longitude:	106° 55' 46" W
Lat/Long (dec):	37.87055,-106.92949
Köppen climate type:	Dfc : Subarctic climate
Elevation:	2,818m
Mindat Feature ID:	5421208
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5421208:8
GUID:	47dc2588-d57d-4535-9f84-3b2a29839fb0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 13" N	106° 55' 46" W	0.0km (0.0 miles)
Emperius Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 14" N	106° 55' 46" W	0.0km (0.0 miles)
Nelson tunnel, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 7" N	106° 55' 45" W	0.2km (0.1 miles)
Rio Grande No. 2 Lode Occurrence, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 21" N	106° 55' 52" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
Mustang Tunnel, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 14" N	106° 55' 57" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
Exchequer Tunnel Occurrence, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 1" N	106° 55' 45" W	0.4km (0.2 miles)
Bachelor Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 21" N	106° 55' 57" W	0.4km (0.2 miles)
Freeport Tunnel Prospect, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 16" N	106° 56' 2" W	0.4km (0.2 miles)
Wedge, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 27" N	106° 55' 53" W	0.4km (0.3 miles)
Copper Lode, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 27" N	106° 55' 57" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Overholt Lode, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 21" N	106° 56' 7" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Jack Pot Lode Occurrence, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 27" N	106° 56' 2" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Conejos No. 2 Claim, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 54" N	106° 56' 2" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Jo Jo Tunnel Occurrence, Creede, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 59" N	106° 55' 16" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Monte Carlo Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 30" N	106° 55' 18" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
United Mines Shaft, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 45" N	106° 55' 58" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Windy Gulch, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 53" N	106° 56' 23" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Chance No. 2, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 53" N	106° 55' 50" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
Creede Formation, Solomon, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 45" N	106° 56' 15" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
Sloan Tunnel, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 55" N	106° 56' 7" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Wooster Tunnel, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 55" N	106° 56' 7" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Dora Belle Tunnels, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 15" N	106° 54' 47" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 36" N	106° 56' 20" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Homestake claim, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 6" N	106° 54' 47" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Mammoth Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 51' 52" N	106° 54' 51" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Eunice Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 21" N	106° 54' 46" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Mollie S. Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 23" N	106° 54' 46" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
New York & Chance Mining Company, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 53' 0" N	106° 56' 10" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Solomon Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 52' 52" N	106° 55' 4" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Last Chance Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA	37° 53' 2" N	106° 56' 11" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)

Humphrey Mill and Commodore Mine (ca. 1907)

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Commodore Mine

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Ore Bin Commodore Mine Creede Colorado

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Humphrey Mill and Commodore Mine (ca. 1907)

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Commodore Mine

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Ore Bin Commodore Mine Creede Colorado

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Humphrey Mill and Commodore Mine (ca. 1907)

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Commodore Mine

Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 1.6 km)

ⓘ var: Chalcotrichite

ⓘ var: Manganese-bearing Siderite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Wad'

ⓘ Wulfenite

ⓘ Xanthoconite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 1.6 km)

ⓘ Conglomerate

ⓘ Rhyolite

ⓘ Sandstone

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Plains Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Rocky Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
Colorado, USA	State
Mineral County, Colorado, USA	County
San Juan Mountains, USA	Mountain Range

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