Fairview Mine

The Fairview Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,760 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: Fairview Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,760 Feet (1,146 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 34.53528, -111.91472

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Fairview Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fairview Mine
Secondary: Lyons Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Squaw Peak District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Fairview Verde Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1932
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Unknown


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN COPPER CANYON; UTM LOCATION MEASURED TO ONLY KNOWN SHAFT IN THE CANYON.

Comment (Development): LYONS GROUP OF CLAIMS CONSISTED OF 10 CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT MAY BE LCRET-PALEO VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC SCHIST AND GRANITE.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.


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