The Chapman Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,549 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,549 Feet (1,996 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.92389, -114.44972
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Chapman Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chapman Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District
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
Owner Name: Pioche Mines Co.
Years: 1932 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fractures.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1420 CONTAINS 500 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 1000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CU, GREATER THAN 20000 PPM PB, 1500 PPM SB, 100 PPM SN, 200 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON TREASURE HILL, BETWEEN MAZEPPA AND WASHINGTON & CREOLE MINES ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): 50,000 TONS OF ORE OF UNKNOWN GRADE WAS INSIGHT BEFORE 1932
Comment (Deposit): CHAPMAN VEIN. VEIN FILLING RANGES FROM A LOOSE RUBBLE OF ANGULAR QUARTZITE FRAGMENTS TO A BRECCIA CEMENTED BY LEAD CARBONATE, LIMONITE, AND JAROSITE. VEIN RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO A FEW FEET HIGH-GRADE STREAK IS NARROW AND VERY SILICEOUS.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, AUG. 23, 1983
Reference (Deposit): SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. & MIN. JOUR., VOL. 88.
Reference (Deposit): USGS P.P. 171, P. 56-57.
Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J.W., 1907, MIN. & SCI. PRESS.
Nevada Gold
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.
