Victory Mine

The Victory Mine is a magnesite mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 feet.

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

Name: Victory Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Lewis and Clark

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

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.