Chapman Creek Placer, Lode Occ.

The Chapman Creek Placer, Lode Occ. is a antimony and gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Chapman Creek Placer, Lode Occ.

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Rampart

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

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

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOCATIONS 11, 43. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR PLACER NEAR MOUTH OF CHAPMAN CREEK. LODE OCCURRENCE NEAR CREEK AT LONGITUDE 150 WEST. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SMALL-SCALE MINING IN 1912 BY 4 MEN.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT 75-150 FT. PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): AURIFEROUS GRAVEL PRESENT NEAR MOUTH. LODE STIBNITE OCCURRENCE IN HEADWATERS REPORTED.

Comment (Geology): CHAPMAN CREEK A WEST FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF MINOOK CREEK. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IN AREA IS JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (B-1), LOC. 11, 43.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA DIV. OF MINES AND MINERALS GEOCHEMICAL REPT. 12, P. 5

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