The Broadway-Victoria Group is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,240 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: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.695, -112.31440
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Broadway-Victoria Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Broadway-Victoria Group
Secondary: Victoria Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining 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
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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 (Environmental Factors): NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. NO SURFACE WATER WAS OBSERVED ON OR NEAR THE SITE. THE NEAREST WATER WAS LOCATED APPROX. 1.5 MILES AWAY; CONSEQUENTLY, NO SURFACE WATER OR SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE INCLUDED FOUR OPEN ADITS AND ONE OPEN SHAFT. THE CONCENTRATION OF CYANIDE MEASURED IN THE TAILINGS RANGED FROM 1.9 TO 6.15 MG/KG.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 73.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, 1962, P. 30.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 20, 1940, P. 78.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 574, 1914, P. 142-144.
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-178.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
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.
