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Gold from
Champion Mine, Champion, Marquette County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Champion Mine, Champion, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:415389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:415389:4
GUID (UUID V4):8204ab9b-1d1f-45a6-a114-7464c055a128
Nearest other occurrences of Gold
15.8km (9.8 miles) ā“˜Mockler gold prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette County, Michigan, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ā“˜Hancock Exploration prospect, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ā“˜Grand Rapids & Ishpeming gold prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette County, Michigan, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ā“˜Gold Lake mine, Greenwood, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ā“˜Lake Superior Mine, Greenwood, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ā“˜No. 6 shaft, Michigan Mine (Michigan Gold Mine), North Lake, Ely Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ā“˜Michigan Mine (Michigan Gold Mine), North Lake, Ely Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) ā“˜Superior Mine, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ā“˜Breitung gold prospect (Gitchie Gumie), Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette County, Michigan, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ā“˜Peninsula Mine (Peninsular Mine), Greenwood, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
Mineralogy of Michigan by E. W. Heinrich updated and revised ā€¢ by George W. Robinson M By E W~ Hellnr]ch...Museum Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 2004 Ā© MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN 3 FOREWORD...FOREWORD Michigan has a long and varied geologic history that includes repeated episodes of volcanism...before the first Europeans set foot here. When Michigan became a state in 1837, one of the first actions...and we continue to learn more about them today. Michigan minerals helped to build the state and nation
Report (issue)
(CaBSiO4OH) vesicle filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur...the surface and between the nodular masses. The Michigan Bicentennial symbol (back cover) incorporates...Survey Division BULLETIN 6 THE MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN by E. Wm. Heinrich Professor of Mineralogy and...University of Michigan Ann Arhor, Michigan Lansing, Michigan 1976 STATE OF MICHIGAN WILLIAM G. Mrr...State of Michigan CL '48 s.321.6. Printed by Speaker-Hines and Thomas, Inc., Lansing, Michigan. Available
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cold Iron "Gold is for the mistress-silvet for the maidCopper foi the craftsman cuntiina at his trade...Library] at 15:24 24 November 2014 Marquctle, Michigan 49855 Specimen recovery in the Iron Country is...Peninsula (U.P.) counties (Marquette, Baraga, Iron, and Dickinson) of Michigan, plus a small portion of...northeastern Wisconsin. This includes the famous Marquette and Eastern and Western Menominee iron ranges...Gogebic iron range, home of the well-known Montreal mine in Wisconsin. (My collecting experience has not
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Michigan Mineralogy: A LOCALITY INDEX TOM MORRIS, JR. 4553 Shenandoah Allen Park, Michigan 48101 Tom...occurrences. These localities have been listed by county; and, strictly for convenience, the list has been...compiling this information was The Mineralogy of Michigan (Heinrich, 1976), which should be consulted by...locality labeling of Michigan specimens. It should be pointed out that the list of Michigan mineral localities...NoneĀ­ theless, with the aid of a good state or county map, plus local inquiries, the list could be helpful
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
WELCOME TO ROCKHOUNDS PARADISE, U.S.A. (MARQUETTE COUNTY) - MICHIGAN By BOB M A R K E R T The Midwest Federation...the abandoned dumps of the Holmes and Cliff Shaft Mine. CauĀ­ tion: Permission must be obtained in the latter...Park, S. Jackson Pit, and near County Road 581 near the Greenwood Mine road intersection. Magnetite is...MagneĀ­ tite is found at the Greenwood Mine and the Champion Mine. The best grade and best looking specimens...specimens coming from the latter mine. Magnetite is the associated mineral in every case when one finds
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Places of Geological and Mineralogical Interest in Michigan LOWER PENINSULA ARTHUR Y. JOHNSTONE Cranbrook...of Science 500 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013 The Upper Peninsula has pronounced geological...form the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin; from Marquette westward, the early Precambrian (Archaean)...(Archaean) metavolcanic belt associated with gold mineralization and mid-Precambrian volcanics, meta-sediments...beds, forming the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin, are evident as soon as you cross the 5-mile
Journal (issue)
Standard (SRM 2460a) This SRM consists of a nickel-and-gold-coated polyurethane standard bullet mounted on a...brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturerā€™s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University 1404 E. Sharon Avenue Houghton, Michigan 49931 cjstefan@mtu...WILLIAM B. BARR JR. 1405 Hewett Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 wbarr@umich.edu Figure 1. Portrait of young...and then working as an exploration geologist and mine manager at various mines in Michiganā€™s Keweenaw...major native copper deposit, which became the Champion mine. His academic interests ranged across the disciplines...curator of the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum at Michigan Technological University. His interests span mineralogy
Journal (issue)
typically shrouded in the clouds. Authorā€™s photo. The Champion Mining Company & No. 4 Shaft Robert L. Fox Jr...in the town of Painesdale, Michigan you will find the site of the Champion Mining Company. The Company...50% of the Champion Mine. The mine was managed by Copper Range Company. The Champion Mine had six shafts...still in operation in 1930. During the 1930s the mine was working the 48th level, 4,800 feet from the...on the incline at the No.4 Shafthouse. The Champion Mine was one of the largest and richest copper mines
Report (issue)
Block of the Ishpeming Greenstone Belt, Marquette County, Michigan U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1904-F...Block of the Ishpeming Greenstone Belt, Marquette County, Michigan By R.C JOHNSON and T.J. BORNHORST U...block of the Ishpeming Greenstone Belt, Marquette County, Michigan / by R.C. Johnson and T.J. Bornhorst...2. Rocks, Igneous Michigan Marquette County. 3. Geology Michigan Marquette County. I. Bornhorst, Theodore...III. Title: Ishpeming Greenstone Belt, Marquette County, Michigan. IV. Series. V. Series: U.S. Geological
Journal (issue)
large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton)...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The ā€œCopper Kingā€ The MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY L. W i l s o n New Mexico Bureau...t a n l e y J. D y l II Seaman Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University % 1992 T h e M in e...crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard A. Kosnar collection;...wrote the classic work on the copper deposits of Michigan in 1929. Photo by Wendell E. Wilson. TENT .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineral Show (in Houghton) sponsored by the Copper County Rock and Mineral Club, and more are planned. Collecting...21 (Kearsarge lode), Caledonia, Mass, Knowlton, Champion No. 4, Baltic, Quincy No. 6, Minesota, National...at the Mesnard mine, another on barite crystals with phantoms found in Ontonagon County, and a third on...pseudo-octahedral calcite found at the Minesota mine. If you are headed East, not North, this summer...memorabilia from Montana and Michigan, and objects related to the Klondike gold rush. One display will feature
Report (issue)
the South Half of the Ishpeming Greenstone Belt, Michigan U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1904-P AVAILABILITY...the South Half of the Ishpeming Greenstone Belt, Michigan By THEODORE J. BORNHORST and RODNEY C. JOHNSON...the south half of the Ishpeming greenstone belt, Michigan / by Theodore J. Bornhorst and Rodney C. Johnson...Volcanic ash, tuff, etc. Michigan. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic Archaean. 3. Geology Michigan. 4. Kitchi Formation...Title. III. Title: Ishpeming greenstone belt, Michigan. IV. Series. V. Series: U.S. Geological Survey
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
describe3 the geology of the Marquette iron-bearing district of Michigan. The pre-Cambrian rocks of the...Basement Complex or Archean, the Lower Marquette, and the Upper Marquette, the two latter constituting the...north of the Marquette series, called the Northern Complex, and one south of the Marquette series, called... VI., this JOURNAL. 2 The Marquette iron-bearing district of Michigan, by C. R. VAN HISE and W. S....formed previous to the deposition of the Lower Marquette series. The Southern Complex differs from the
Book
SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. A. P. SWINEFORD. MARQUETTE, (L S.) MICH. THE MINING JOURNAL. 1876. ENTERED...concerned, little else than a compilation. A. P. Marquette, March, 1876. M8584S S. MINERAL RESOURCES...or one hundred leagues from the Hurons there is a mine of copper from which Truchement Brusle showed me...the advent of the Fathers, Allouez, Mesnard and Marquette, and the language of the author is such as to...It " pre tended, also, that near Saguenay, gold, rubies, and other I am assured that, in the country
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Avenue, Pontiac, Michigan It was at one of last winter's meetings of the Michigan Mineralogical Society...in some part or all of the six-day invasion of Marquette, Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. The response...six days which we had scheduled for Ishpeming, Michigan. Bob Markert and his associates came through in...Upper Peninsula Development Bureau of Michigan, Marquette, Michigan, and were well supplied with information...arrangements with the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton, Michigan, for a joint field
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
has been within this belt since the discovery of gold i n Cherry Creek (near Denver) in 1858 (Kosnar and...Sweet Home mine, the 1 1. Urad mine, Clear Creek County 1. Sweet Home mine, Park County Climax mine, the Eagle...Eagle 12. Moose mine, Gilpin County 2. Sunnyside mine, San Juan County mine in Gilman, and var13. Julia...Julia Fiske mine, Leadville, Lake County 3. Mountain Monarch mine, Ouray County 14. John Reed mine, Lake County...County ious mines in San Juan, 4. Grizzly Bear mine, Ouray County 15. Columbine Lake prospect, La Plata
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epithermal veins of the Bohemia mining district, Oregon, USA: Interpretations and significance J. Schieber and...97403, USA Abstract. Open spaces in epithermal veins of the Bohemia mining district, Oregon, USA, filled...LOWERUNIT lapilli tuffa IOOKN ORANODIONITE "CHAMPION STOCK" e = PORTLAND ~ :.~::~.~'.!,(!'.'~':'~J'... I), 70 kilometers southeast of Eugene, Oregon. Gold was first discovered in the Bohemia district in...1942, when government orders brought a halt to all gold mining. After 1945 sporadic mining occurred until
Book
the Hiawatha country of Upper Michigan; from there to the silver and gold canyons of the Rockies and the...ITS CORNISH ā€œBADGERSā€ | III CALIFORNIAN GRASS GOLD, MERCURY VALLEY, NEVADA CITY MINES THE NEW ...NORTHERN = ~ 54 es 719 DESERT, DEATH a cs 4103 MINE THE SOUTHERN MINES, THE MOJAVE VALLEY AND YOSEMITE...IV SILVER... THE COPPER AND IRON WILDERNESS MICHIGAN ae a OF UPPER Le 334 COLORADO AND ā€œTHE RICHEST...208 233 aes ILLUSTRATIONS Section of a lead mine in Wisconsin in the 1840's a - 65 Emigration
Report (issue)
DIRECTOR THE MARdUETTE IllON-BEARING Mim OF MICHIGAN J^TJ^Js^S CHARLES RICHARD VAN HISE aud WILLIAM...Isolated areas within the Algonkian ā€” The Lower Marquette series, by C. R. Van Hise ā€” The Mesnard quartzite...232 CONTENTS. VII Chapter III.ā€” The Lower Marquette series, by C. R. Van Hiseā€” Continued. Section...Wewe 308 Hills CONTENTS. VIII ā€”The Lower Marquette series, by C. R. V.an Hiseā€” Continued. Section...Interesting localities Michigamme area 322 Nonpareil mine 324 Siamo Hills 324 326 Area east of Teal Lake
Catalog/List
Specimen size- 36x23x18mm Ā£116 3) WULFENITE, Erupcion Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. Matrix free large lustrous orange...Ā£67 6) ANAPAITE in fossilised clam shell, Kerch Mine, Keren Peninsula, Russia. Solid sea green crystalline...38x12x7mm Ā£67 9) GOLD, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, USA. Pure crystallised gold specimen sized24x18x5mm...Sphalerite, Blueberry Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Alma Co., Colorado, USA. Raspberry red rhombic crystal with...TOURMALINE on Quartz, Stewart Mine, San Diego County, California, USA. A single 39mm tricolour pink-green-pale
Report (issue)
mines and mineralized areas in southern Summit County, Colorado Part A: Documentation By Anna B. Wilson1...and the principal lode mines in southern Summit County, Colorado. The data were initially collected and...for future studies of the ore deposits in Summit County. There are four ASCII files on the enclosed 360K...(Table 1) is a database arranged alphabetically by mine name, that lists the mineralized area, 7-1/2 minute...for the 295 principal mines in southern Summit County (Wilson and LaRock, in press). SYN-COM.ASC (Table
Book
Lakes States Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, by June Culp Zeitner $5.95 Gem Guides Book...our knowledge and enjoyment of this great owners, mine and quarry operators and science by collecting.... and Michigan. Dow Chemical has reported finding diamonds in the kimberlites of upper Michigan, and vast...shoreline on both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Michigan is the state with the most shoreline on these...fresh water seas, with waters of Lake Superior, Michigan and Huron virtually surrounding it. Illinois and
Journal (volume)
.................23 No. 5 Shaft at the Tamarack Mine, by W. E. Parnall, Jr. .26 The Crystalization of...Corliss Cross-Compound Pumping Engine in Penobscot Mine, by Jno. A. Redfern .............................................................42 A New form of Mine Drill Bit, by Walter Fitch...................44...ISHPEMING, MICH. Tapping the water in the old Minnesota Mine, by S. Howard Brady ..............................Beattie, S. T., Florence, Wis. Begole, F. H., Marquette, Mich. Bennett, R. M., Minneapolis, Minn. New
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Rushmore Mine in Keystone. This mine atop a mountain is a working pegmatite mine which allows tours...and the tools used. The various minĀ­ erals of the mine are shown. When we came to a columbite-tantalite...mines such as the Champion, Inc. ā€” Ishpeming, Michigan 49849 ā€” Michigamme, Michigan Gold, Republic, will...host the 32nd annual Midwest FedeĀ­ Humboldt, Ropes Gold, Ohio and the ration Field Trip Convention in conjuncĀ­...mineral buff to the hand specimen collecĀ­ Kaye, Marquette, Mich. 49855. Bernard Smith, Gem Show ā€” 1 5 1
 
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