| Deposit ID | 10218785 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0250090032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chipman Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Merrimac Mine, Boynton Silver-Lead Mines |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.90775, 42.78327 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 15 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Newburyport West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gloucester(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Charles(hydrologic unit)
Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.90775, 42.78327 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0250090032 |
FAY,T.H., 1948, PRIVATE COMM. TO L.G. HOUK ABOUT THE CHIPMA
SANFORD,R., 1948, WMEXAM. CHIPMAN MINE -USBM FILES
NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS, ASSUME PAST PRODUCER
NOT ON RCF OR CMS LISTS 10/81
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.