Champion I

The Champion I is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,650 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

Name: Champion I  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 1,650 Feet (503 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.72694, -120.21722

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Champion I MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Champion I


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Car Da Mining Co. And Adlaide M. Ray


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1855
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY 1878 - 1939. FROM 1900 RECORDED PRODUCTION $150,000 - 200,000. IN THE FALL OF 1910 ONE MILL CLEANUP FROM 250 TONS OF ORE MILLED, YIELDED $14,800. ABOUT 1914 SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF ORE AVERAGED $45/TON. ABOUT $67,000 IN GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCED 1936 - 1939. IDLE SINCE 1939 .

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 440 FT. DEEP WITH 4 LEVELS, 200 FT. EXIT SHAFT, 2000 FT. OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS AND RAISES.

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM.

Comment (Commodity): DUMPS CONTAIN LARGE QUANTITY, SULFIDE IMPREGNATED WALL ROCK WHICH PROBABLY CONSTITUTES LOW-GRADE ORE.

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 28 , NW 1/4 33 UTM APP.


References

Reference (Deposit): 5) LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , S. F. FIELD DIV.- MARIPOSA COUNTY: 24TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 24 , NO. 2 , P. 83 .

Reference (Production): BOWEN AND GRAY

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 193 , P. 42 .

Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 83-84 , 249 .

Reference (Deposit): JULIHN, C. E., & HORTON, F. W., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE U. S.: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 424 , P. 102 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 183 .


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