Grand Victory

The Grand Victory is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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

Name: Grand Victory  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.67472, -120.75972

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Grand Victory MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grand Victory


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Acid Dikes Parallel To Ore Bodies And Diorite Dikes Strike N 58 E, N 51 E, S 77 E Batholith Affects County Rocks At Depth.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: IN 1885 ORE AVERAGED $2 PER TON AU


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCKS INCLUDE SILICIFIED SCHIST SLATE, QUARTZITE AND LIMESTONE OF CALAVERAS GROUP LIMESTONE BODIES STRIKE N 70 E AT DEPTH AND ARE 12 - 33 FT THICK. MINE WITHIN 1/2 MI OF SURFACE EXPOSURE OF GRANODIORITE BATHOLITH.

Comment (Commodity): MUCH OF EARLIER ORE MINED WAS FROM WEATHERED MATERIAL

Comment (Location): UTM ACC NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 SEC 33 INTO 34

Comment (Production): ALL GOLD UP TO 1883 REMOVED FROM OPEN CUTS, FIRST WORKED 1857 - 1901 , 1933 - 1935

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, STRIKE OF ORE BODIES VARIES FROM NW TO NE AND MAY CUT SCHISTOSITY OF ENCLOSING ROCKS

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 500 FT DRIFT ADIT AND OPEN CUTS. 400 FT INTO ADIT PARTAL IS WINZE WITH LEVELS AT 100 , 200 AND 300 FT SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 414 - 415 , 505 AND PL 10 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 231 - 232 , 262 AND PL II.

Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1938 )


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