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Victor Mine

Past Producer in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047884
MRDS ID M700225
Record type Site
Current site name Victor Mine
Alternate or previous names Bear Creek, Victory Black, Bear, Victory
Related records 10203652

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.1888, 48.08562 (WGS84)
Elevation 389
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 3.8 MI WEST-NORTHWEST OF SNIDER RANGER STATION; 2.25 MI NORTHEAST OF VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clallam(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Deadmans Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hoh-Quillayute(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Olympic National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030N 012W 24 NW4 OF SW4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON STEEP SOUTHEAST SLOPE OF MOUNT MULLER RIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SECONDARY MN OXIDES PRESENT ON WEATHERED SURFACES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Hausmannite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Secondary Oxides Present Along Fractures.

Analytical data

Result 2 CHANNEL SAMPLES RAN 2.6, 7.8% MN

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 100
USGS model code 24c.3
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Crescent Formation
    Rock description Crescent Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.1888, 48.08562
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractured Pillow Basalt

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N83W
    Dip 80N
    Thickness 0.91M
    Length 76.2M
    Width 4.57M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1953
Year of last production 1953

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Olympic National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner New Wellington Mines, Ltd.
    First year 1957
  • Type Owner
    Owner Victor Oberg, E. R. Gehrke, Jr., And Hugh Govan Estate
    First year 1960

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Material ORE MN AVG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^49.16% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 49wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 78.64M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT, 41 FT RAISE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 257.

  • Deposit

    MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    GREEN, S.H., 1945, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7, 45 P.

  • Production

    HUNTTING (1956), DERKEY AND OTHERS (1990)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 FT OF ORE (SILICEOUS) BETWEEN 2 FLOWS OF BASALTIC BRECCIA. HAS INTRMIXED NODULES OF FERRUGINOUS QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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