The Victory Mine is a magnesite mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Magnesite
Lat, Long: 46.7069, -112.50360
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Victory Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Victory Mine
Secondary: Evening Star
Commodity
Primary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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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 (Environmental Factors): THERE WERE NO DISCHARGING ADITS OR SHAFTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. THE TAILINGS WERE VERY SHALLOW AND COMPLETELY REVEGETATED. OPHIR CREEK FLOWED INTERMITTENTLY BELOW THIS SITE. THE STREAM CHANNEL HAD BEEN HEAVILY PLACERED, AND THE WATER FLOW WAS OFTEN SUBSURFACE BELOW THE PLACER TAILINGS PILES IN THE VICINITY OF THIS SITE. NO OBSERVED RELEASES TO SURFACE WATER WERE DOCUMENTED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED. THE STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES COLLECTED DOCUMENTED OBSERVED RELEASES OF ARSENIC, COPPER, AND MERCURY, WHICH WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-138.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 842 ,1933, P. 32.
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.
