| Deposit ID | 10102064 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Champion Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.50921, 45.61657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 8 AIR MILES EAST OF MELROSE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nez Perce Hollow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S | 007W | 31 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 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. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Pre Belt |
| Rock description | Pre Belt |
| (1) | -112.50921, 45.61657 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | IRREGULAR SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 E |
| Dip | 75 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | PRE-1915. |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12052 |
MBMG MEM 19, P. 39.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-22-1963
1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHAMPION MINE IS ON SW EXTENSION OF ALAMEDA VEIN. |
| Deposit | FLOODED IN 1950 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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