| Deposit ID | 10015890 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairview Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Coulson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.54729, 46.68184 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 10 KM NNE OF AVON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 008W | 25 | NE OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.54729, 46.68184 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Dip | 60 SSE |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | Coulson Brothers |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jan Bunton |
| Home office | Avon Mt., 59713 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 83.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02168 |
MBMG BULL 98, P. 30, 62.
USGS BULL 842, P. 32.
MBMG BULL 109.
MBMG BULL 98, P. 62; USGS BULL 842, P. 52-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | . THE VEIN IS VUGGY, CRUDELY BANDED OR STREAKED AND COMPOSED OF FINE-GRAINED PYRITIFEROUS QUARTZ AND FINELY BRECCIATED WALL ROCK WHICH HAS BEEN LARGELY REPLACED BY QUARTZ. |
| Deposit | SAID TO BE WORTH FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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