Champion Mine

The Champion Mine is a mine located in Lane county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,400 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 Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Lane

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.5906, -122.63280

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Champion Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Champion Mine
Secondary: Evening Star
Secondary: Oregon Securities Company
Secondary: West Coast Mines Company
Secondary: Bartels Mining Company
Secondary: Noonday Claims
Secondary: Calapooya Mining and Tunnel Co.
Secondary: Mahala Mines Company
Secondary: Hartford
Secondary: Higgins and Hinsdale


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia


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.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bohemia Minerals Inc.
Company ID: 3503076
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Ankerite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS OXIDIZED TO A DEPTH OF 100 FT,AS NOTED IN REFERE A WEIGHTED AV.GRADE OF 1548 SAMPLES IS 0.555 OZ AV,4.21 OZAG FOR 1548 SAMPLES,COPPER-1.71 PER CENT,ZINC-2.15 PC AND LEAD- USBM,WFOC MIN.PROP.FILE USED TO ESTIMATE TONNAGE AND;SOURCE PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): LAN COUNTY, OREGON, PP. 19, 62-70, PLATE 8, 18-19.

Reference (Deposit): LUTTON, R.J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT,

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 311.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7512, 1949, P. 22-25.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 893, 1938, P. 51.


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