The Silver Champion Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Silver Champion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Champion Mine
Secondary: Silver Champion Lode and Millsite?, Part of Palmetto Mine?,
Secondary: Champion Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1131
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Palmetto 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 11 5.5 MILES NE OF MILL RUINS ON ST. HIGHWAY #3 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1982
Comment (Development): FAIR-SIZED DUMPS CARRYING MILL-GRADE ORE REMAINING IN 1960'S. 6-8 SHAFTS (1982), NO SURFACE WORKINGS, FAIR ROADS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN SYSTEM APPEARS TO PARALLEL THAT AT THE NEARBY PALMETTO MINE. STRIKE LENGTH MAY EXCEED 1/3 MILE. SKARN MINERALS SEEN ON DUMP, BUT NOTAS MAJOR MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Workings): 100-FT DEEP SHAFT, 6 TO 8 SHAFTS, NO SURFACE WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): THOMPSON & WEST MENTION THE CHAMPION MINE ON THE MAIN WORKINGS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
