The Victor Placer Area is a titanium, metal, thorium, and iron mine located in Ravalli county, Montana.
About the MRDS Data:
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:
Commodity: Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Iron
Lat, Long: 46.07415, -114.12002
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Victor Placer Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Victor Placer Area
Commodity
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Bitterroot River Drainage Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Garnet
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Monazite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS MADE UP OF HIGH AND LOW TERRACES WITH CLAY LENSES
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER-MODERN-FLUVIAL
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLT, D.C., 1964, TITANIUM PLACER RESOURCES IN WESTERN MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 6365, P. 3
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.
