Faithful Mine

The Faithful Mine is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,690 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: Faithful Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,690 Feet (2,344 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 45.6922, -112.94690

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Faithful Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Faithful Mine
Secondary: The Faithful Mine
Secondary: Old Faithful
Secondary: Julian Wegener Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Vipond


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: William Beete Mineral Rights Inc.
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Jim Arnoldi
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: L. Lively
Home Office: Montana


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM THE PROPERTY IS 268 TONS OF ORE, WHICH CONTAINED 3 OUNCES OF GOLD, 1,569 OUNCES OF SILVER, 507 POUNDS OF COPPER, AND 2,800 POUNDS OF LEAD. THIS WAS PRODUCED IN 1937, 1941-43 AND 1959.


References

Reference (Deposit): M.A. THESIS, MONTANA STATE UNIV., BOZEMAN, MT, 310 P.

Reference (Deposit): SASSMAN, O., 1941, METAL MINING IN HISTORIC BEAVERHEAD:

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 85, 1972, P. 134.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.