Victory Tunnel, Lucky Strike, Washington

The Victory Tunnel, Lucky Strike, Washington is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Summit county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Victory Tunnel, Lucky Strike, Washington  

State:  Colorado

County:  Summit

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.41722, -106.19333

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Victory Tunnel, Lucky Strike, Washington MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Victory Tunnel, Lucky Strike, Washington
Secondary: Victory Mine
Secondary: Victory-Lucky Strike


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Kokomo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): WASHINGTON INCLUDES ORO SHAFT; VICTORY = LUCKY STRIKE

Comment (Workings): LUCKY STRIKE: ADIT, VICTORY TUNNEL: ADIT, WASHINGTON: SHAFT

Comment (Location): LUCKY STRIKE: 39-25-02N, 106-11-36W; VICTORY TUNNEL 39-25-04N, 106-11-28W, WASHINGTON: 39-25-06N, 106-11-36W


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A.H. AND WELLS, F.G., 1946, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE KOKOMO MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS, VOL. 15, NO. 2, P. 51-112.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1942, TENMILE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (UNCLASSIFIED MAP), SCALE: 1:12,000.

Reference (Deposit): BERGENDAHL, M.H., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1971, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE KOKOMO-TENMILE DISTRICT, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 652, 53 P.

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S.F., 1898, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES - TENMILE DISTRICT SPECIAL FOLIO, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOLIO 48.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.


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