Faithful Mine

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

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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.