Victor

The Victor is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,249 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: Victor  

State:  Washington

County:  Chelan

Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 48.20194, -120.89583

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Victor MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Victor


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cadmium


Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Railroad Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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.
Administrative Organization: In Glacier Peak Wilderness In Wenatchee National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A FEW SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 1.5 OZ/TON AG, 1.9% PB, 4% ZN, 0.04% CD, O.25% CU


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. NEAR HEAD OF RAILROAD CREEK

Comment (Deposit): SULFIDE VEINLETS. POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF CROWN POINT MINE

Comment (Workings): ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPEIL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 98-82, P. 20.

Reference (Deposit): CHURCH, S.E., FORD, A.B., FLANIGAN, V.J., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1652-A, SCALE 1:100,000.


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