Chapin Claims Mine

The Chapin Claims Mine is a manganese mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,841 feet.

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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: Chapin Claims Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 1,841 Feet (561 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.33806, -113.63611

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Chapin Claims Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chapin Claims Mine
Secondary: Lake Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Artillery Peak 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1954
Time Period: 1953 - 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^18.8 % Mn


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: L
Description: N Trending Fault Zone Has Displaced The Beds Up On Westside


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY 1947 , 6.3 % MN ( 1 SAMPLE


Materials

Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Workings): CLAIMS EXPLORED BY TRENCHES, TUNNELS, SHAFTS


References

Reference (Deposit): HEWITT, D.F., 1936 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 871 , P. 81 - 3

Reference (Deposit): HAVENS, R., 1947 , CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE MN ORES FROM ARTILLERY PEAK DEPOSIT, MOHAVE CO., ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. RI 4148 , P. 17

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G. AND WEBBER, B.N., 1949 , MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE ARTILLERY MOUNTAINS REGION, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 961

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.F. 7843 , P. 45

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L. AND STEWART, L.A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 45

Reference (Reserve-Resource): U.S.G.S. BULL. 861 , P. 83


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