Idaho · Custer County
Producer

Champion Mine

Custer County, Idaho, United States
CopperLeadGoldZincSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Calamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Smithsonite
GangueGarnet, Jasper, Magnetite, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · White Knob Limestone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10071917
MRDS IDW015688
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.86018, -113.67311
References
LELAND, G. R., 1957, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE MACKAY STOCK AREA: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 71 P.MINOBRAS, 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRASNELSON, W. H., AND ROSS, C. P., 1968, GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE ALDER CREEK MINING DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1252-A, 30 P.UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MACKAY REGION, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 97, 129 P.1917 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., PROF. PAPER 971968 GEOLMAP NELSON, W. H. AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 1252-AITEMS 8-13, LELAND, G. R., 1957, UNIV. IDAHO, M. S. THESIS; ITEM 14, NELSON, W. H., AND ROSS, C. P., 1968, USGS BULL. 1252-A