The Victory is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,860 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: 1,860 Feet (567 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.14639, -120.91028
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Victory MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Victory
Secondary: Russell and Phelps
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Iowa Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: H. E. Loufek, J. E. Johnson Et Al. , Victory Mining Co. .
Years: 1934 -
Production
Year: 1931
Year: 1931
Year: 1901
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: Fault Striking N 40 W, Dipping 45 Sw, Cuts Veins
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AG/AU EST. 3 1/2/1
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): AG/AU EST. 3.5/1
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SE 1/4 , SE 1/4
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, AVG. 3 FT. THICK. SULFIDES ENCOUNTERED AT 100 FT. DEPTH.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, WINZE, ADIT
Comment (Deposit): AGRICULTURAL PATENT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 40 - 41 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 594 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 )
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