Chapman Mine

The Chapman Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,549 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

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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.