The Victoria Prospect is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,701 feet.
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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: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.8031, -116.30640
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Victoria Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Victoria Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Ruby Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Goldendale Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS, STRINGERS, BANDS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Veins In Structural Zone Slightly N Of E.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn-Stains; Chlorite; Oxidation; Sericite
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SHORT DISTANCE BELOW THE RUBY CREEK PROPERTY; ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM THE RAILROAD
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, J. B., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PART OF THE RUBY CREEK MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO BS THESIS, 24 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1956 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 3
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