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Champion Con Qtz

Past Producer in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007346
MRDS ID C011088
Record type Site
Current site name Champion Con Qtz

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.03826, 39.26211 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Relative position 1/2 MI W NEVADA CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nevada City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 008E 11,12,13,14,02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Calaveras Complex;
    Rock description Calaveras Complex;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.03826, 39.26211
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Fissure

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 35 - 40 E
    Thickness 3.66M
    Length 3352.8M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • CALAVERAS FM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nevada City

Production statistics

  • Year 1913
    Period 1893 - 1913
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1920
    Period 1911 - 1920
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 8g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM PROVIDENCE, CHAMPION, NEVADA CITY, WYOMING & HOME ESTIMATED FROM $8,000,000 - $20,000,000 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 853.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • VERY EXTENSIVE WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1920 , AUBURN FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 17 , P. 435 - 436 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 103 - 104 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 135 - 143 .

  • Production

    MACBOYLE, 1919 ; LOGAN, 1930 ; LOGAN, 1920 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED 30.89 ACRES. INCLUDES PROVIDENCE, HOME (CADMUS) MERRIFIELD, WYOMING AND NEVADA CITY MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEINS, MERRIFIELD VEIN STRIKES N - N 20 W, AVG. DIP 35 E, TRACEABLE ALONG STRIKE 11,000 FT. THICKNESS - 1 - 10 FT IN CONTACT BETWEEN SLATE & GRANODIORITE OR WHOLLY WITHIN GRANODIORITE, CONTAINS 6 % SULFIDES. URAL FOLLOWS GRANODIORITE - CONTACT METAMORPHOSED CALAVERAS FM. CONTACT STRIKES N 15 W 3500 FT THEN STRIKES N 70 W 4000 FT. DIPS 35 E, 2.5 - 3 FT THICK. REPORTED OCCURENCE OF PB & AG TELLURIDE. NORTH EXTENSION OF URAL AVG. 2 FT THICK, MAX. 12 FT W/2 1/2 % SULFIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey HOST ROCK TYPE
Updater 18-OCT-1991 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey CHECKED. DELETED HOST ROCK FROM IGNEOUS ROCK TYPE. ENTERED UNIT NAME
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey AND AGE, HOST ROCK AGE.

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