The Champion Gold and Silver Mine is a silver, copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,341 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
Elevation: 5,341 Feet (1,628 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5167, -115.75390
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Champion Gold and Silver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Champion Gold and Silver Mine
Secondary: Silver Champion
Secondary: Lucky
Secondary: Coeur D'Alene Champion Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Champion Gold And Silver, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains - Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: E Limb Of Granite Peak Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 30 CLAIMS (PROPERTY IS CONSOLIDATED WITH 17 CLAIMS OF THE ADJOINING LUCKY STRIKE SILVER INC.); 2000 ACRES OF SILVER TREASURE GROUP
Comment (Commodity): 4 STRONG SHOWINGS OF STRATABOUND CU-AG MINERALIZATION
Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS
Comment (Location): 3 MI N OF LUCKY FRIDAY MINE; SE OF SILVER TREASURE GROUP. ORIGINAL 13 CLAIMS TOP OF BURKE CANYON.
References
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 30 , 82
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 23 , 1972 ; JUNE 19 , 1972 ; MAY 23 , 1973 ; SEPT. 17 , 1969
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