Fairview Lode Mine

The Fairview Lode Mine is a copper mine located in Santa Fe county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,100 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Fairview Lode Mine
Secondary: Mine: Kunklin Red Bed Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Santa Fe
District: Glorieta District

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Glorieta Creek Anticline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A SAMPLE FROM THE PORTAL ASSAYED 3.26 % CU, AND 0.6 OZ. AG.

Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE FAIRVIEW LODE MINE SHOWN ON THE PECOS QUADRANGLE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Development): OWNERSHIP OF THESE CLAIMS IS UNKNOWN. LINDGREN (1910, P.112) IS THE FIRST TO REPORT WORKINGS IN THE AREA.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS IN 1954 CONSISTED OF TWO ADITS AND SOME SURFACE PITS. THERE WAS A CRUDE TRAMWAY TO TRANSPORT THE ORE APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. IT HAD A CAPACITY OF 50 POUNDS OF ORE PER TRIP.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 112.

Reference (Deposit): SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 32-35.

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 36

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-24, 1972

Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-1110, 1973

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