| Deposit ID | 10015836 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02089 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Victory Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.50646, 46.7074 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES ABOVE OPHIR, ON THE WEST SIDE OF OPHIR CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 007W | 17 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $40/TON AU AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.50646, 46.7074 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | VERTICAL PIPE |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY SOUTH |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Rowand |
| Home office | Helena, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02089 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 32
MBMG BULL 98, P. 25, 26.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PIPE IS 2-12 FT. IN DIAMETER |
| Deposit | ORE MILLED AT MINE SITE WITH LATER CYANIDING OF TAILINGS FOR GOLD RECOVERY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.