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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2002-12-06</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000019913</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CHIEF CONSOLIDATED MINING CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CFCM</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001102834</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DIMELING SCHREIBER &amp; PARK</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O DIMELING SCHREIBER &amp; PARK</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1629 LOCUST STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PHILADELPHIA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19103</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001265621</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SCHREIBER RICHARD R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O DIMELING SCHREIBER &amp; PARK</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1629 LOCUST STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PHILADELPHIA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19103</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001396314</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Park Steven G</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O DIMELING SCHREIBER &amp; PARK</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1629 LOCUST STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PHILADELPHIA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19103</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Secretary and Treasurer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Put Option (Obligation to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>2.00</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2002-12-06</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>E</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>25000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2002-02-02</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2002-02-06</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>25000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>247500</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person entered into an agreement on 12/06/2001 whereby the Reporting Person agreed to purchase any and all of 25,000 shares from an investor in Chief Consolidated Mining Company's common stock, at the request of the investor, during an exercise window which lasted for 5 days from 12/02/2002 through 12/06/2002.  This investor did not attempt to exercise this put option and the option expired on December 6, 2002.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>REMARKS:  This report is filed jointly by Dimeling, Schreiber &amp; Park, Richard R. Schreiber and Steven G. Park, all of whom are ten percent owners.  Richard R. Schreiber and Steven G. Park are also directors and officers of Chief Consolidated Mining Company.  The put option (obligation to buy) was given by Dimeling, Schreiber &amp; Park.  Richard R. Schreiber and Steven G. Park are principals of Dimeling, Schreiber &amp; Park.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Richard R. Schreiber, as Principal of Dimeling, Schreiber &amp; Park</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-05-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Richard R. Schreiber</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-05-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven G. Park</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-05-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
