Empire Mine
Empire Mine is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,697 feet. Empire Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Union Hill, as well as near Hills Flat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Ophir Hill Mine”
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Empire Mine State Historic Park and Grass Valley Public Library.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Park
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical Landmark.
Grass Valley Public Library
Library
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grass Valley Public Library is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Grass Valley, California and a part of the Nevada County Library System, it is open Tuesday through Saturday. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Empire Mine.
North Star Mine and Powerhouse
Quarry
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.
The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush. North Star Mine and Powerhouse is situated 2 miles southwest of Empire Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Hill and Hills Flat.
Union Hill
Hamlet
Union Hill is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, 1.5 mi from Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,700 ft above sea level. Gold mining is recorded as early as January 30, 1851.
Hills Flat
Hamlet
Hills Flat is a neighborhood of Grass Valley, California, United States, formerly an unincorporated community of Nevada County. It lies at an elevation of 2457 feet.
Grass Valley
Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.
Empire Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20628° or 39° 12′ 23″ northLongitude
-121.0455° or 121° 2′ 44″ westElevation
2,697 feet (822 metres)Open location code
84FW6X43+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369162349OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Empire Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Empire Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California, Nevada County)”
- Cebuano: “Empire Mine”
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