Fairview Mine

The Fairview Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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

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Site Name

Primary: Fairview Mine
Secondary: Hill Billy

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger 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: 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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N25e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Regional Foliation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ( 1926 ) $ 30 / TON MOSTLY IN AU.

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): OLD CLAIM MAP PUTS FAIRVIEW 3000 FT NNE OF THE RIDGE ABOVE THE GLADIATOR MINE.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN QUARTZITE AND SCHIST.

Comment (Geology): IGNEOUS ROCKS OF CRET-PALEO AGE ARE CLOSE TO DEPOSIT AND OCCUR TO SOUTH AT CROWN KING, ARIZONA. CRAZY BASIN QUARTZ MONZONITE OCCURS ABOUT 2.5 MILES EAST OF MINE.

References

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 782, P. 58.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 170.

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