Champion Shaft

The Champion Shaft is a gold mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,901 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

Name: Champion Shaft  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

Elevation: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.35167, -107.09778

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Champion Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Champion Shaft
Secondary: Patented Claim: Champion
Secondary: Ms 9184


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Goose Creek 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Gunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field

Type: L
Description: Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Tolvar Peak Stock, Champion Synform, Unnamed Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SURFACE SAMPLES OF AURIFEROUS CHERT CONTAINED 1 TO 30 PPM AU


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON SOUTH SIDE OF WOLF CREEK 0.2 MILE WEST OF COLORADO RTE 149 AND ABOUT 1200 FT ESE FROM GUNNISON MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Deposit): NELSON AND RIESMEYER (1983) DESCRIBE DEPOSIT AS AURIFEROUS PYRITE-MAGNETITE CHERT LAYER FOLDED INTO STEEP WEST-PLUNGING SYNFORM CORED BY COARSE-GRAINED GABBRO. FOLDED CHERT LAYERS AROUND CHAMPION AND GUNNISON MINES ARE DISPLACED BY NW-TRENDING FAULTS. SOUTHERN LIMB OF CHAMPION SYNFORM IS SHARPLY ATTENUATED, AND CHERT THICKENS IN NOSE OF SYNFORM.

Comment (Workings): THREE SHAFTS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH


References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.

Reference (Deposit): NELSON, C.J., AND RIESMEYER, W.D., 1983, GEOLOGY OF THE ANACONDA-GUNNISON MINE AREA, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, IN HANDFIELD, R.C., ED., GUNNISON GOLD BELT AND POWDERHORN CARBONATITE FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: DREGS, P. 8-18.

Reference (Deposit): DROBECK, P.A., 1979, GEOLOGY AND TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF A PART OF THE GUNNISON GOLD BELT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M. SC. THESIS T-2251.

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 9184


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