Champion Mine

The Champion Mine is a silver, copper, gold, and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,801 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 Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 45.61667, -112.50833

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Champion Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Champion Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Rochester District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR SHOOTS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SMELTER ANALYSIS SHOWED 0.91 OZ AU/TON, 3.75 OZ AG/TON, 0.10% CU, 8.40% PB, 12.80% FE, AND 3.00% AS.


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FLOODED IN 1950 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): SE 1/4, SE 1/4, OF SECTION 31.

Comment (Development): HOIST AND PUMP

Comment (Deposit): CHAMPION MINE IS ON SW EXTENSION OF ALAMEDA VEIN.

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ON HANGING WALL OF 70 FT. GRANITE SILL OR DIKE, LOW GRADE SULFIDE ORE IN LIMONITIC QUARTZ.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 19, P. 39.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-22-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 1


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.