Chainman

The Chainman is a gold mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Chainman  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.255, -114.92722

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Chainman MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chainman


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Robinson


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne Striking Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): ORE CONTAINED UP TO 1 OZ AU AND 20 OZ. AG PER TON

Comment (Geology): VEIN DEPOSITS ARE LOCALIZED ALONG NE STRIKING FAULTS IN THE PORPHYRY AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STOCK.


References

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE, & SMITH 1976, GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO, NEV. NEV BUREAU OF MINES & GEO BULL 85

Reference (Production): HOSE, ET. AL., 1976


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.