The Victory Lode is a manganese mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 46.03056, -112.41611
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Victory Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Victory Lode
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Pipestone District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1942 (AMENDED)
Comment (Commodity): ON THE PETITION TO WITHDRAW HIS MINING CLAIM, THE CLAIMANTS INDICATED THEY HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR BLACK MN.
Comment (Workings): IMPROVEMENT - SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): THERE WAS VERY LITTLE INFORMATION GIVEN. THE ONLY ACCESSIBLE MATERIAL WAS THE BLM MINING CLAIMS OCCUPANCY ACT. THE CLAIM HAS SINCE BEEN INVALIDATED.
References
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
Reference (Deposit): 1967 DIREXPL BLM, MINING CLAIMS OCCUPANCY ACT PETITION
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
