Victoria Prospect

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

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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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