Empire Mine shaft system
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The Empire Mine shaft system is an extensive network of deep underground mine shafts and tunnels that once formed the core of gold extraction operations at one of California’s oldest and richest hard-rock gold mines.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shaft system
ⓘ
underground mine workings ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Empire Mine State Historic Park museum exhibits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Empire Mine underground operations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
heritage interpretation
ⓘ
historical education ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | hard-rock ore body ⓘ |
| hasPart |
drifts
ⓘ
hoisting shafts ⓘ mine shafts ⓘ pumping shafts ⓘ raises ⓘ stopes ⓘ tunnels ⓘ ventilation shafts ⓘ winzes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Empire Mine State Historic Park cultural resources ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | California Gold Rush era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | industrial gold mining ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Empire Mine State Historic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Grass Valley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | gold ⓘ |
| mineralType | lode gold ⓘ |
| partOf | Empire Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | closed to public entry ⓘ |
| significance |
core infrastructure of one of California’s oldest hard-rock gold mines
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core infrastructure of one of California’s richest hard-rock gold mines ⓘ one of the deepest hard-rock gold mine systems in California ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gold extraction
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hard-rock gold mining ⓘ |
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