Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPODS
Ore controlGently Dipping Shear Zones In Hanging Wall Of Steeper Poupion Shear Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Amador Group
StructureFolds, Faults, Shear Zones: Faults And Shear Zones Two Major Systems; ( 1 ) Faults Which Strike N 60 - 80 W, Dip Northward, Few Dip Southward, ( 2 ) Faults Which Strike North To 50 W, Dip 10 - 50 Ne. Most Prominent Shear Zone From 1st System Is Poupion Shear Zone. Most Prominent In 2nd System Is La Victoria Shear Zone.
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1864-1873, 1890S, 1917
First production1864
Last production1917
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10030899
MRDS IDM009381
Alternate namesVictoire, La Victoire, Tandem
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.6052, -120.20071
References
BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 66 - 67 .COX, M. W. AND WYANT, D. G., 1948 , LA VICTORIA COPPER MINE, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 127 - 132 .