Mine detail: Chapin Claims Mine

Previously called 'Lake Mine'

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Location: Mohave County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.3381, -113.63689
dep_id: 10027664
mrds_id: M003758
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_type: Latite
Structure: N Trending Fault Zone Has Displaced The Beds Up On Westside
prod_yrs: 1953 - 1954
References:
  • Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L. AND STEWART, L.A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 45
  • Deposit:: HEWITT, D.F., 1936 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 871 , P. 81 - 3
  • Deposit:: HAVENS, R., 1947 , CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE MN ORES FROM ARTILLERY PEAK DEPOSIT, MOHAVE CO., ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. RI 4148 , P. 17
  • 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
  • Production:: U.S.B.M. I.F. 7843 , P. 45
  • Reserve-Resource:: U.S.G.S. BULL. 861 , P. 83
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