The Champion Group is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho.
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
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Champion Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Champion Group
Secondary: Goldstone
Secondary: Vicory, Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: New Hope
Secondary: Brighter Days
Secondary: Money Getter
Secondary: Lost Treasure Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Ausich Cabin
Secondary: Puzzler
Secondary: Sunshine No. 1 A. B. Fraction
Secondary: Sunshine No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1961 PLUMB
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS GROUP CONSISTS OF THE CHAMPION, GOLDSTONE, VICTORY NOS 1 AND 2 , NEW HOPE, BRIGHTER DAYS, MONEY GETTER, LOST TREASURE NOS 1 AND 2 , AUSICH CABIN, PUZZLIER, SUNSHINE NO 1 A. B. FRACTION, AND SUNSHINE NO 2 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-4, NO. 586, P. 242.
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