| Deposit ID | 10045171 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232855 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Victorine Gold Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Victorine Gold Project, Phoenician, Kingston Mine, Klondike Mine, Sumich Mine |
| Related records | 10310315 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.13537, 39.22714 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brewer Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 043E | 27,22;22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Sphalerite | Gangue |
| Result | 1983 ASSAY DATA FROM FACE SAMPLES IN UNDERGROUND WORKINGS AVERAGED 7 FT OF 0.798 OZ AU/T AND 0.02 OZ AG/T, BUT SAMPLES VARIED IN GRADE UP TO 4.22 OZ AU/T, AND 0.52 OZ AG/T AND SOME EVEN HIGHER GRADE MATERIAL. |
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| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
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| (1) | -117.13537, 39.22714 |
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| Strike | N90E |
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| Dip | 25N |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kingston District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Crested Butte Silver Mining Co , John L. Larsen, President |
| Home office | P. O. Box 186, Austin, Nv 89310. |
| First year | 1983 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232855 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88.
SIZER, F.L., 1893, REPORT ON THE KINGSTON GROUP ON MINES (UNDUB): NBMG FILES
BROWN, A.H., 1909, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE KINGSTON PROPERTY: NBMG FILES
TINGLEY, J. V., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 21, 1981.
UNPUBLISHED REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS, 1983, NEW BEGINNINGS RESOURCES, INC.
NBMG MAP 84, 1983, ACTIVE MINES AND OIL FIELDS
STATE DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983.
NBMG, 1994, MI-1993
NBMG MI-1993
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD- AND SILVER-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS WERE DISCOVERED AT THIS SITE DURING THE EARLY 1860'S. PRODUCTION HAS BEEN ERRATIC, WITH PEAKS DURING 1865-71 AND 1937-41. THE ORE OCCURS AS POCKETS AND VEINLIKE MASSES OF QUARTZ ALONG A SILICIFIED ZONE IN LIMESTONE AT THE TOP OF A LOWER CAMBRIAN MAP UNIT. THE ORE ZONE TRENDS EAST AND IN GENERAL, DIPS 20DGE-30DGE N, CONFORMABLE TO THE HOST ROCKS. IT FORMS A PROMINENT AOUTCROP, RANGES FROM 3 TO 8 FEET IN THICKENSS, AND IS TRACEABLE FOR MORE THAN A MILE ALONG STRIKE. THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY ABOUT 3000 FT OF WORKINGS INCLUDING TWO 700-FT ADITS. .SEVERAL UNPUBLISHED COMPANY REPORTS FROM NEW BEGINNINGS RESOURCES INC (ONE OF THE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS) IN AUG-SEPT, 1983, REPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS EXTENDING UNDERGROUND WORKINGS UNDER THE OLD VICTORINE MINE. THEY ALSO REPORT HOMESTAKE MINING CO ACTIVELY PROSPECTING BRAZOS GROUND, THE OLD KRONDIKE MINE AREA ADJOINING THE VICTORINE, ACROSS THE CANYON, TO THE WEST ALONG THE SAME STRUCTURE .SEVERAL |
| Deposit | UNPUBLISHED COMPANY REPORTS FROM NEW BEGINNINGS RESOURCES INC (ONE OF THE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS) IN AUG-SEPT, 1983, REPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS EXTENDING UNDERGROUND WORKINGS UNDER THE OLD VICTORINE MINE. THEY ALSO REPORT HOMESTAKE MINING CO ACTIVELY PROSPECTING BRAZOS GROUND, THE OLD KRONDIKE MINE AREA ADJOINING THE VICTORINE, ACROSS THE CANYON, TO THE WEST ALONG THE SAME STRUCTURE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | GOLD-AND SILVER-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS. THE ORE OCCURS AS POCKETS AND VEINLIKES MASSES OF QUARTZ ALONG A SILICIFIED ZONE IN LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Moyer, Lorre A.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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