The Champagne Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Champagne Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Champagne Mine
Secondary: Champagne
Secondary: Lava Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arizona Star Resources Corp. (Owns 15% Of Idaho Gold)
Percent: 15.00
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1997
Owner Name: Bema Gold Corp. (Owns 85% Of Idaho Gold Corp.)
Percent: 85.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Idaho Gold Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Year First Production: 1989
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROCESS WATER IS CONTAINED WITHIN A CLOSED SYSTEM. POST CLOSURE MONITORING WILL CONTINUE FOR 4 YEARS.
Comment (Deposit): RECLAMATION COMPLETED IN 1995.
References
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL GOLD DIRECTORY. 1988.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P268.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P195.
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
