The Alta Champion is a silver, lead, gold, and bismuth mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Bismuth
Lat, Long: 40.66618, -111.91760
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Alta Champion MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alta Champion
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Bismuth
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 3 % BI, 14 OZ/TON AG, 0.65 OZ/TON AU.
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. YEARBOOK, 1935, 1936, 1937.
Reference (Deposit): MINING BISMUTH IN UTAH, MINING CONG. JOUR., VOL. 21, NO. 10, OCT., 1935, P. 25, 36.
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