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Champie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Champie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims)Mine
CopperopolisHamlet
Castle Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)Mountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 4' 35'' North , 112° 28' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.07639,-112.47389
GeoHash:
G#: 9w01be7j2
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)26.4km
Morristown227 (2017)28.0km
Black Canyon City2,837 (2011)29.8km
Yarnell649 (2011)29.9km
Peeples Valley428 (2011)31.6km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona26km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona30km
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona38km
Mindat Locality ID:
45908
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45908:7
GUID (UUID V4):
136f8636-522d-4c31-9852-421fce17ae45


A former underground Au-Ag-Cu-Pb occurrence/mine located about Β½ mile (0.8 km) West of Copperopolis at 3,400 feet of altitude. Reopened in 1917. Owned at times, or in part, by Gus Lehman; and, E.C. Champie (1917). Produced 1937-1965.

Mineralization is a vein deposit with a tabular ore body hosted in amphibolite schist, injected with pegmatite and tourmaline-quartz. The vein strikes N.20ΒΊW. & dips 45ΒΊSW. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Alteration was minor Fe-staining.

Area structures include veins parallel to low-angle (less than 50 degree dip) faults which trend NW. Foliation in Precambrian schist trends N20E to N50E. Tertiary volcanics dip NE and strike NW.

Workings include 4 tunnels within a vertical distance of 200 feet (65 meters). No ore was shipped by Lehman; 4 carloads were shipped in 1917.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Fornacite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hemihedrite
Formula: Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Colour: Brown
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Massicot
Formula: PbO
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
β“˜ Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

Gallery:

PbSO4β“˜ Anglesite
BaSO4β“˜ Baryte
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1β“˜ Chrysocolla
Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)β“˜ Fornacite
Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2β“˜ Hemihedrite
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2β“˜ Malachite
PbOβ“˜ Massicot
Pb5(AsO4)3Clβ“˜ Mimetite
Pb3O4β“˜ Minium
Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2Oβ“˜ Plancheite
SiO2β“˜ Quartz

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Massicot4.AC.25PbO
β“˜Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
β“˜Hematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Fornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Hemihedrite7.FC.15Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 Β· H2O
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MassicotPbO
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Oβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Crβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ MassicotPbO
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources file data - Duco Boy.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Golden Aster Mines file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Lone Star file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Rhoades-Iola Mine file.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Arizona Mining Claims Lead Files #68361 and 68894.
USGS Copperopolis Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048153, MRDS ID #M800200; and, Dep. ID #10210740, MAS ID #0040250417.
Lindgren, W. (1926), Ore deposits of the Jerome and Bradshaw Mountains quadrangles, Arizona, USGS Bull. 782: 26, 185-186.
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