Champion Claim

The Champion Claim is a mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 7,671 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 Claim  

State:  California

County:  Mono

Elevation: 7,671 Feet (2,338 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.1697, -119.16560

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Satelite image of the Champion Claim

Champion Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Champion Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Mono


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO ORE IN PLACE IN SIGHT


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 151.


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