Champion Gold and Silver Mine

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.

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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 Gold and Silver Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

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

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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

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Orebody

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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

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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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