Champion Mine

The Champion Mine is a copper mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,549 feet.

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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

Name: Champion Mine

State: New Mexico

County: Taos

Elevation: 7,549 Feet (2,301 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Copper

Lat, Long: 36.21917, -105.79556

Satelite image of the Champion Mine

Champion Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Champion Mine
Secondary: Champion and Oxide King Copper Prospect: Aztec Group Patented In 1900
Secondary: Champion
Secondary: Oxide King
Secondary: Aztec
Secondary: Jumbo
Secondary: Sunset
Secondary: Champion, Oxide King, Sunset and Aztec Millsites

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Picuris District: Copper Hill Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Private

Holdings

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: D. H. Abel
Years: 1959 -

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1959
Discovery Year: 1879
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Copper Hill Anticline Plunges West-Southwest And The Champion Mine Is Located Along With Axis Of The Anticline.

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla

Ore: Malachite

Ore: Tetrahedrite

Ore: Chalcocite

Ore: Cuprite

Ore: Argentite

Ore: Gold

Gangue: Pyrite

Gangue: Quartz

Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment Type: Location	Comment: ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE CHAM ION MINE SHOWN ON THE TRAMPAS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: 9 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1049 COVERING 123.3 ACRES.
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 CONSISTED OF A 350 FT. ADIT, A 180 FT. SHAFT AND A 60 FT. SHAFT.

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 102-103
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: MILLER, J.P., MONTGOMERY, A., AND SUTHERLAND, P.K., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 11, 106 PAGES
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA