The Faithful Mine is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.69028, -112.94583
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Faithful Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Faithful Mine
Secondary: Old Faithful
Secondary: Julian Wegener
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Quartz Hill (Vipond) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Helen J. Browne
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Country Rock Trends N60w, 55sw, Nw Trending Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRAB SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.28% CU, 2.35% PB, 1.3% ZN, 6.30 OZ AG/TON, AND 0.020 OZ AU/TON.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): WRONG NAME ON VIPOND PARK (1958)
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL, TWO-COMPARTMENT SHAFT, INACCESSIBLE IN 1972.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN 15-40 FT. WIDE.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS-1937, 1941-43, 1959.
Comment (Deposit): LENTICULAR, MASSIVE TO HONEYCOMBED QUARTZ VEIN IS 50-FT. WIDE AT THE FAITHFUL SHAFT AND 8-12 FT. WIDE TO THE NE AND SW.
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA REPORTS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-13-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Reference (Deposit): DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ASSOCIATION FILE 2254.
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 134.
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.
