Empire Mines Co.

Empire Mines Co. is a past producer of gold, copper, lead, zinc in Nevada County, California, in USGS's large output class. It is one of 969 historic gold producers USGS lists in Nevada County, and number 3 when they are sorted by output class.

Facts

USGS status
Past producer
Output class
large (USGS class)
Commodities
Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Workings
Underground
County
Nevada County
State
California
Land status (BLM data)
Land status not determined in the BLM dataset
USGS record
10101254

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate, and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. "Output class" is a code whose meaning changed over the years, so compare sites inside this data and do not read it as tonnage.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.

Gold sites nearby

723 other USGS gold sites within 12 miles. The Nevada County page lists the biggest.