Fairview Mine

The Fairview Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Granite 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

Name: Fairview Mine

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.81417, -113.32778

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Fairview Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fairview Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tellurium


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Garnet (First Chance) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust

Type: L
Description: Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.77OZ/TON AG, 1.1OZ/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON STEEP SLOPE W OF CAVE GULCH.

Comment (Production): 1898-1907 $50000 WAS MADE

Comment (Deposit): TELLURIDES INCLOSED IN CLEAR QUARTZ


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 171-178, 194-5

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MR-22, 1962 P. 8

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660.


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.