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Empire Mine, Storey County, Nevada, United States


Alternative Names:Empire Mine, Harold and Company Mine, Harrold and Company Mine
Type:Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Region:Storey County, Nevada, United States
Latitude:39° 17' 25" N
Longitude:119° 39' 26" W
Lat/Long (dec):39.29047,-119.6574
KΓΆppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:1,781m
Mindat Feature ID:5503744
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5503744:8
GUID:ddd01149-79b1-455a-83e7-d666423557ca
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Yellow Jacket Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 29" N119° 39' 28" W0.1km (0.1 miles)
Kentuck Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 29" N119° 39' 32" W0.2km (0.1 miles)
Crown Point Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 19" N119° 39' 23" W0.2km (0.1 miles)
Gold Hill Mines, Gold Hill, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 29" N119° 39' 13" W0.3km (0.2 miles)
Confidence Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 29" N119° 39' 13" W0.3km (0.2 miles)
Flemings Shaft, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 35" N119° 39' 14" W0.4km (0.3 miles)
Challenge and Confidence, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 39" N119° 39' 29" W0.4km (0.3 miles)
Belcher Shaft, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 13" N119° 39' 41" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Exchequer Claim, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 42" N119° 39' 22" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Alpha Claim, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 40" N119° 39' 11" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Wheeler Monument, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 43" N119° 39' 17" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Overman Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 11" N119° 39' 46" W0.7km (0.4 miles)
East Yellow Jacket shaft, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 25" N119° 38' 56" W0.7km (0.4 miles)
Caledonia Mine, South End group, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 2" N119° 39' 47" W0.9km (0.5 miles)
Imperial Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 37" N119° 38' 46" W1.0km (0.6 miles)
Ward Shaft, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 46" N119° 38' 52" W1.0km (0.6 miles)
Bullion Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 43" N119° 38' 48" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
New York Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 16' 49" N119° 39' 18" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Ophir Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 17' 59" N119° 39' 0" W1.2km (0.8 miles)
Overman 2 Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 16' 45" N119° 39' 28" W1.2km (0.8 miles)
Knickerbocker Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 16' 52" N119° 39' 56" W1.2km (0.8 miles)
Julia Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 18' 0" N119° 38' 55" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Loring Cut, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 18' 8" N119° 39' 15" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 18' 6" N119° 39' 4" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Lady Washington Mine, Silver City Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 16' 41" N119° 39' 13" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Arizona Utah Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 16' 50" N119° 40' 4" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Potosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 18' 13" N119° 39' 13" W1.5km (0.9 miles)
Forman Shaft, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 16' 54" N119° 38' 36" W1.5km (1.0 miles)
Hale & Norcross Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 18' 12" N119° 38' 59" W1.6km (1.0 miles)
Central Comstock Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA39° 18' 12" N119° 38' 56" W1.6km (1.0 miles)
07782240015905922957164.jpg
View of the Comstock mining area, ca. 1955.

Crown Point Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
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Headframe, Combination Shaft

Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
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Chollar Mine, 1980

Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
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View of the Comstock mining area, ca. 1955.

Crown Point Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
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Headframe, Combination Shaft

Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
02265590015504275903182.jpg
Chollar Mine, 1980

Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
07782240015905922957164.jpg
View of the Comstock mining area, ca. 1955.

Crown Point Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
07471390014963761652734.jpg
Headframe, Combination Shaft

Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 1.6 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 1.6 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America PlateBasin
Havallah Basin, North America PlateBasin
Shoofly-Olds Ferry Domain, North America PlateDomain
West Nevada Permian-Triassic Basin, North America PlateBasin
USACountry
Nevada, USAState
Storey County, Nevada, USACounty
Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USAMining District
Sierra Nevada, USAMountain Range
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