Champion Prospect

The Champion Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,400 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 Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 47.4194, -115.77610

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Champion Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Champion Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: St. Joe 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: St. Joe National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: St. Joe Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Siderite


Comments

Comment (Location): 0.5 MI S OF STEVEN'S PEAK


References

Reference (Deposit): COLLIER, A. J., 1905 , ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 135

Reference (Deposit): CALLOWAY, F. W., 1928 , COEUR D'ALENE MINES: UNPUBLISHED PROPERTY MAP OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): 1905 RECON A. J. COLLIER, BULL. 28


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