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Chapman Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029240
MRDS ID M006670
Record type Site
Current site name Chapman Mine
Alternate or previous names Mccary
Related records 10211649

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51712, 38.30158 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 2 1/2 MI N OF RAILROAD FLAT ON MCGARY RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rail Road Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 013E 10,11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51712, 38.30158
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, ACTIVE 1881 , AROUND 1900 AND 1924 - 25 CONSIDERABLE ORE WAS STOPED AND MILLED. MINE REOPENED IN 1924. WORK CEASED IN 1925, WHEN SURFACE PLANT BURNED DOWN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 64.01M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY SHAFTS AND DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., LYDON, P. A, 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 143

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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