Victory

Past Producer in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042738
MRDS ID M060688
Record type Site
Current site name Victory
Related records 10225757

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.53394, 42.7476 (WGS84)
Elevation 503

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Reuben(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032S 007W 33 NE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • N 1/2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY FROM CHROMITE (FROM PLACER?) 38.72% CR2O3, 23.98% FE
Result 41.27% CR2O3, 25.45% FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 18.29M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BEDROCK UNDERPORTION OF PLACER IS A NARROW BODY OF SHEARED SERPENTINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Riddle

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 121.41HA

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 DITCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 75, 106 P.

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1977 Smith, Roscoe M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references