Lapan Mine

The Lapan Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,360 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: Lapan Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,360 Feet (1,024 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.06194, -112.31139

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Lapan Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lapan Mine
Secondary: Liana Mine
Secondary: Humbug Mine
Secondary: Humbug Gold Property
Secondary: Lind-Fogarty Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Humbug District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Humbug Au Mines

Owner Name: Dr. Robert Hurt, 6226 N. 27th Ave. Phoenix, Arizona
Years: 1975 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths (Quartz-Mica Schist) Trends N 40-50 E

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes And Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Adjacent To Some Dikes


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S

Comment (Location): 0.6 MILES NORTH OF EL PERO BONITO MINE; 0.8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SITE OF HUMBUG

Comment (Development): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY SAME AS EL PERO BONITO MINE EXCEPT NO RHYOLITE DIKES CUT THE PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MIN. RESOURCES FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 137, P. 59-61


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