Arizona · Mohave County
Past Producer

Champion Mine

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
LeadZincGoldSilverCopperFeldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS-LIKE
Ore controlVein Follows Minette Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase,Granite · Ithaca Peak Granite
StructurePrec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901 - 1948
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10027797
MRDS IDM004139
Alternate namesAtwater-Kent Claims, Roadside Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.29335, -114.14663
References
DINGS, M.G., 1951, THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E.SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397.PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-158, JUNE 1970, P. 104.ADMR FILE DATA.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI